| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | PTS |
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 70 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 69 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 63 |
| 4 | Kyoto | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 62 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 62 |
| 6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 57 |
| 7 | Machida | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 57 |
| 8 | Gamba Osaka | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 54 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 53 |
| 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 52 |
| 11 | FC Tokyo | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 48 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 45 |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 44 |
| 14 | Verdy | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 43 |
| 15 | Okayama | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 42 |
| 16 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 40 |
| 17 | Nagoya Grampus | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 40 |
| 18 | Yokohama FC | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 32 |
| 19 | Shonan Bellmare | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| 20 | Albirex Niigata | 36 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 23 |
