| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Jubilo Jubilo Iwata | 4 | 4-0-0 4 | 0 | 0 | 11:3 | 8 | 12 | |
| 2 |
 |
Nagoya Nagoya Grampus Eight | 4 | 3-1-0 3 | 1 | 0 | 6:2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 3 |
 |
Sapporo (N) Consadole Sapporo (N) | 4 | 3-0-1 3 | 0 | 1 | 6:3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 4 |
 |
Reysol Kashiwa Reysol | 4 | 3-0-1 3 | 0 | 1 | 8:6 | 2 | 9 | |
| 5 |
 |
Shimizu Shimizu S-Pulse | 4 | 3-0-1 3 | 0 | 1 | 5:3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 6 |
 |
Gamba Gamba Osaka | 4 | 3-0-1 3 | 0 | 1 | 6:5 | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 |
 |
Urawa Reds (N) Urawa Red Diamonds (N) | 4 | 2-1-1 2 | 1 | 1 | 5:4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 8 |
 |
Kobe Vissel Kobe | 4 | 2-0-2 2 | 0 | 2 | 3:2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 9 |
 |
Kashima (M, P) Kashima Antlers (M, P) | 4 | 1-1-2 1 | 1 | 2 | 4:5 | -1 | 4 | |
| 10 |
 |
Avispa Avispa Fukuoka | 4 | 1-0-3 1 | 0 | 3 | 4:6 | -2 | 3 | |
| 11 |
 |
Verdy Tokyo Verdy | 4 | 1-0-3 1 | 0 | 3 | 4:7 | -3 | 3 | |
| 12 |
 |
FC Tokyo FC Tokyo | 4 | 1-0-3 1 | 0 | 3 | 2:5 | -3 | 3 | |
| 13 |
 |
JEF United JEF United Chiba | 4 | 1-0-3 1 | 0 | 3 | 7:11 | -4 | 3 | |
| 14 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 | 1-0-3 1 | 0 | 3 | 4:8 | -4 | 3 | |
| 15 |
 |
Cerezo Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 0-2-2 0 | 2 | 2 | 4:6 | -2 | 2 | |
| 16 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. Yokohama F. Marinos | 4 | 0-1-3 0 | 1 | 3 | 3:6 | -3 | 1 |