Hinrunde
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Urawa Reds Urawa Red Diamonds | 17 | 10-2-5 10 | 2 | 5 | 30:17 | 13 | 32 | |
| 2 |
 |
Kashima Kashima Antlers | 17 | 9-4-4 9 | 4 | 4 | 32:16 | 16 | 31 | |
| 3 |
 |
Reysol Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 9-2-6 9 | 2 | 6 | 21:15 | 6 | 29 | |
| 4 |
 |
Gamba Gamba Osaka | 17 | 8-5-4 8 | 5 | 4 | 26:22 | 4 | 29 | |
| 5 |
 |
Nagoya Nagoya Grampus Eight | 17 | 9-2-6 9 | 2 | 6 | 23:20 | 3 | 29 | |
| 6 |
 |
Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 8-2-7 8 | 2 | 7 | 28:26 | 2 | 26 | |
| 7 |
 |
Albirex Albirex Niigata | 17 | 7-5-5 7 | 5 | 5 | 19:20 | -1 | 26 | |
| 8 |
 |
Oita Trinita Oita Trinita | 17 | 7-4-6 7 | 4 | 6 | 17:13 | 4 | 25 | |
| 9 |
 |
Kobe Vissel Kobe | 17 | 6-7-4 6 | 7 | 4 | 20:18 | 2 | 25 | |
| 10 |
 |
FC Tokyo FC Tokyo | 17 | 7-4-6 7 | 4 | 6 | 23:24 | -1 | 25 | |
| 11 |
 |
Sanga Kyoto Sanga FC | 17 | 7-3-7 7 | 3 | 7 | 16:20 | -4 | 24 | |
| 12 |
 |
Jubilo Jubilo Iwata | 17 | 7-2-8 7 | 2 | 8 | 23:24 | -1 | 23 | |
| 13 |
 |
Omiya Omiya Ardija | 17 | 6-4-7 6 | 4 | 7 | 22:21 | 1 | 22 | |
| 14 |
 |
Verdy Tokyo Verdy | 17 | 6-2-9 6 | 2 | 9 | 23:26 | -3 | 20 | |
| 15 |
 |
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 5-4-8 5 | 4 | 8 | 16:24 | -8 | 19 | |
| 16 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. Yokohama F. Marinos | 17 | 5-3-9 5 | 3 | 9 | 19:19 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 |
 |
Sapporo Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 4-3-10 4 | 3 | 10 | 19:31 | -12 | 15 | |
| 18 |
 |
JEF United JEF United Chiba | 17 | 2-4-11 2 | 4 | 11 | 13:34 | -21 | 10 |
Rückrunde
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Oita Trinita Oita Trinita | 10 | 7-2-1 7 | 2 | 1 | 13:6 | 7 | 23 | |
| 2 |
|
Nagoya Nagoya Grampus Eight | 10 | 6-2-2 6 | 2 | 2 | 17:9 | 8 | 20 | |
| 3 |
|
FC Tokyo FC Tokyo | 10 | 6-2-2 6 | 2 | 2 | 16:8 | 8 | 20 | |
| 4 |
|
JEF United JEF United Chiba | 10 | 6-2-2 6 | 2 | 2 | 13:7 | 6 | 20 | |
| 5 |
|
Kawasaki Kawasaki Frontale | 10 | 5-4-1 5 | 4 | 1 | 20:11 | 9 | 19 | |
| 6 |
|
Kashima Kashima Antlers | 10 | 5-3-2 5 | 3 | 2 | 17:10 | 7 | 18 | |
| 7 |
|
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 10 | 5-3-2 5 | 3 | 2 | 16:11 | 5 | 18 | |
| 8 |
|
Yokohama F. M. Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 | 4-4-2 4 | 4 | 2 | 9:8 | 1 | 16 | |
| 9 |
|
Urawa Reds Urawa Red Diamonds | 10 | 3-6-1 3 | 6 | 1 | 13:11 | 2 | 15 | |
| 10 |
|
Gamba Gamba Osaka | 10 | 4-2-4 4 | 2 | 4 | 13:13 | 0 | 14 | |
| 11 |
|
Sanga Kyoto Sanga FC | 10 | 3-3-4 3 | 3 | 4 | 12:12 | 0 | 12 | |
| 12 |
|
Verdy Tokyo Verdy | 10 | 3-2-5 3 | 2 | 5 | 12:16 | -4 | 11 | |
| 13 |
|
Omiya Omiya Ardija | 10 | 3-1-6 3 | 1 | 6 | 6:14 | -8 | 10 | |
| 14 |
|
Kobe Vissel Kobe | 10 | 2-3-5 2 | 3 | 5 | 10:12 | -2 | 9 | |
| 15 |
|
Albirex Albirex Niigata | 10 | 3-0-7 3 | 0 | 7 | 8:20 | -12 | 9 | |
| 16 |
|
Jubilo Jubilo Iwata | 10 | 1-3-6 1 | 3 | 6 | 7:17 | -10 | 6 | |
| 17 |
|
Reysol Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | 0-4-6 0 | 4 | 6 | 13:21 | -8 | 4 | |
| 18 |
|
Sapporo Consadole Sapporo | 10 | 0-2-8 0 | 2 | 8 | 13:22 | -9 | 2 |