| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Jubilo Jubilo Iwata | 16 | 13-1-2 13 | 1 | 2 | 32:13 | 19 | 39 | |
| 2 |
 |
Nagoya Nagoya Grampus Eight | 17 | 11-2-4 11 | 2 | 4 | 33:24 | 9 | 34 | |
| 3 |
 |
JEF United JEF United Chiba | 17 | 11-0-6 11 | 0 | 6 | 38:29 | 9 | 33 | |
| 4 |
 |
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 10-0-6 10 | 0 | 6 | 29:20 | 9 | 30 | |
| 5 |
 |
Gamba Gamba Osaka | 17 | 10-0-7 10 | 0 | 7 | 32:25 | 7 | 30 | |
| 6 |
 |
FC Tokyo FC Tokyo | 17 | 9-1-7 9 | 1 | 7 | 25:23 | 2 | 28 | |
| 7 |
 |
Kobe Vissel Kobe | 17 | 8-2-7 8 | 2 | 7 | 21:22 | -1 | 26 | |
| 8 |
 |
Reysol Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 8-1-8 8 | 1 | 8 | 31:26 | 5 | 25 | |
| 9 |
 |
Kashima (M, P) Kashima Antlers (M, P) | 17 | 8-1-8 8 | 1 | 8 | 25:25 | 0 | 25 | |
| 10 |
 |
Urawa Reds (N) Urawa Red Diamonds (N) | 17 | 7-1-9 7 | 1 | 9 | 26:27 | -1 | 22 | |
| 11 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 7-0-10 7 | 0 | 10 | 33:35 | -2 | 21 | |
| 12 |
 |
Sapporo (N) Consadole Sapporo (N) | 17 | 6-3-8 6 | 3 | 8 | 23:28 | -5 | 21 | |
| 13 |
 |
Avispa Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 6-0-11 6 | 0 | 11 | 17:26 | -9 | 18 | |
| 14 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. Yokohama F. Marinos | 17 | 5-2-10 5 | 2 | 10 | 15:24 | -9 | 17 | |
| 15 |
 |
Verdy Tokyo Verdy | 17 | 5-0-12 5 | 0 | 12 | 19:35 | -16 | 15 | |
| 16 |
 |
Cerezo Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 3-2-12 3 | 2 | 12 | 24:41 | -17 | 11 |