| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Vissel KobeVissel Kobe | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 72 |
| 2 | Sanfrecce HiroshimaHiroshima | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 72 | 43 | 29 | 68 |
| 3 | Machida Zelvia | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 34 | 20 | 66 |
| 4 | Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 66 |
| 5 | Kashima AntlersKashima Antlers | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 41 | 19 | 65 |
| 6 | Tokyo Verdy | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 56 |
| 7 | FC Tokyo | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 54 |
| 8 | Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 66 | 57 | 9 | 52 |
| 9 | Yokohama F MarinosYokohama | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 61 | 62 | -1 | 52 |
| 10 | Cerezo OsakaCerezo | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 52 |
| 11 | Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 47 | -3 | 50 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 50 |
| 13 | Urawa Red DiamondsUrawa | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 45 | 4 | 48 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 47 |
| 15 | Shonan BellmareShonan Bellmare | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 58 | -5 | 45 |
| 16 | Albirex Niigata | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 59 | -15 | 42 |
| 17 | Kashiwa ReysolReysol | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 41 |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 68 | -21 | 38 |
| 19 | Consadole SapporoConsadole | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 66 | -23 | 37 |
| 20 | Sagan Tosu | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 48 | 68 | -20 | 35 |
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