| Clubs | P | W | D | L | FA | Point | |
| 1 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 35-26 | 42 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 43-24 | 41 |
| 3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 39-25 | 41 |
| 4 | Oita Trinita | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 25-16 | 41 |
| 5 | Kawasaki Frontale | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 41-32 | 40 |
| 6 | Gamba Osaka | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32-31 | 34 |
| 7 | F.C.Tokyo | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28-29 | 33 |
| 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29-26 | 32 |
| 9 | Omiya Ardija | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27-27 | 32 |
| 10 | Kyoto | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 23-27 | 32 |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 34-34 | 31 |
| 12 | Vissel Kobe | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25-25 | 30 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 22-34 | 29 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 27-32 | 28 |
| 15 | Yokohama F.Marinos | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24-25 | 26 |
| 16 | Jubilo Iwata | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 28-33 | 26 |
| 17 | JEF United Ichihara | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18-38 | 18 |
| 18 | Consadole Sapporo | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26-42 | 17 |