| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 81 | 28 | 53 | 92 |
| 2 | Yokohama F MarinosYokohama | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 82 | 35 | 47 | 79 |
| 3 | Vissel KobeVissel Kobe | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 36 | 26 | 73 |
| 4 | Kashima AntlersKashima Antlers | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 36 | 26 | 69 |
| 5 | Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 66 |
| 6 | Urawa Red DiamondsUrawa | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 38 | 7 | 63 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 35 | 8 | 59 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 54 |
| 9 | FC Tokyo | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 53 |
| 10 | Consadole SapporoConsadole | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 50 | -2 | 51 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce HiroshimaHiroshima | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 49 |
| 12 | Cerezo OsakaCerezo | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 48 |
| 13 | Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 49 | -16 | 44 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-PulseShimizu S-Pulse | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 42 |
| 15 | Kashiwa ReysolReysol | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 56 | -19 | 41 |
| 16 | Shonan BellmareShonan Bellmare | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 37 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 55 | -21 | 36 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 55 | -24 | 35 |
| 19 | Vegalta SendaiVegalta Sendai | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 62 | -31 | 28 |
| 20 | Yokohama FCYokohama FC | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 77 | -45 | 27 |
