| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13:2 | 11 | 10 | |
| 2. | Vissel Kobe | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8:4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 3. | Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5:1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 4. | FC Tokyo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6:5 | 1 | 9 | |
| 5. | Kawasaki Frontale | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12:8 | 4 | 8 | |
| 6. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7:7 | 0 | 8 | |
| 7. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7:5 | 2 | 7 | |
| 8. | Machida | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8:7 | 1 | 7 | |
| 9. | Okayama | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5:4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 10. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4:4 | 0 | 7 | |
| 11. | Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 12. | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 13. | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6:6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 14. | Urawa Reds | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8:9 | -1 | 6 | |
| 15. | Mito | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6:5 | 1 | 5 | |
| 16. | Avispa Fukuoka | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6:6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 17. | Gamba Osaka | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4:6 | -2 | 4 | |
| 18. | Kyoto | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:7 | -2 | 3 | |
| 19. | Chiba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:6 | -3 | 3 | |
| 20. | Verdy | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3:9 | -6 | 2 |