| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Jubilo Jubilo Iwata | 15 | 13-1-1 13 | 1 | 1 | 39:17 | 22 | 40 | |
| 2 |
 |
Yokohama F. M. Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 11-3-1 11 | 3 | 1 | 28:11 | 17 | 36 | |
| 3 |
 |
Nagoya Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 10-0-5 10 | 0 | 5 | 28:18 | 10 | 30 | |
| 4 |
 |
Gamba Gamba Osaka | 15 | 9-1-5 9 | 1 | 5 | 35:19 | 16 | 28 | |
| 5 |
 |
Sanga (N) Kyoto Sanga FC (N) | 15 | 9-1-5 9 | 1 | 5 | 26:18 | 8 | 28 | |
| 6 |
 |
Kashima (M) Kashima Antlers (M) | 15 | 9-0-6 9 | 0 | 6 | 21:18 | 3 | 27 | |
| 7 |
 |
Shimizu (P) Shimizu S-Pulse (P) | 15 | 8-3-4 8 | 3 | 4 | 17:19 | -2 | 27 | |
| 8 |
 |
JEF United JEF United Chiba | 15 | 7-3-5 7 | 3 | 5 | 22:23 | -1 | 24 | |
| 9 |
 |
Sendai (N) Vegalta Sendai (N) | 15 | 7-0-8 7 | 0 | 8 | 23:27 | -4 | 21 | |
| 10 |
 |
FC Tokyo FC Tokyo | 15 | 5-2-8 5 | 2 | 8 | 23:27 | -4 | 17 | |
| 11 |
 |
Urawa Reds Urawa Red Diamonds | 15 | 5-1-9 5 | 1 | 9 | 21:24 | -3 | 16 | |
| 12 |
 |
Verdy Tokyo Verdy | 15 | 5-1-9 5 | 1 | 9 | 15:24 | -9 | 16 | |
| 13 |
 |
Kobe Vissel Kobe | 15 | 4-1-10 4 | 1 | 10 | 12:22 | -10 | 13 | |
| 14 |
 |
Reysol Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 4-0-11 4 | 0 | 11 | 20:31 | -11 | 12 | |
| 15 |
 |
Sanfrecce Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 3-1-11 3 | 1 | 11 | 14:26 | -12 | 10 | |
| 16 |
 |
Sapporo Consadole Sapporo | 15 | 2-0-13 2 | 0 | 13 | 15:35 | -20 | 6 |