| Team | PL | GD | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Machida Z Machida Z | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 |  Hiroshima Hiroshima | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 |  Kashima Kashima | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 |  Kashiwa Kashiwa | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 |  Avispa Avispa | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 |  Frontale Frontale | 8 | 9 | 15 |
| 7 |  Kyoto Sanga Kyoto Sanga | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 |  Fagiano O Fagiano O | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 |  Shonan Shonan | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 |  Shimizu Shimizu | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 |  Yokohama Yokohama | 9 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 |  Urawa Urawa | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 |  Tokyo V Tokyo V | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 |  Gamba Gamba | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 15 |  Cerezo Cerezo | 9 | -1 | 9 |
| 16 |  Kobe Kobe | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 |  Tokyo Tokyo | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 18 |  Nagoya Nagoya | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 19 |  Marinos Marinos | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 20 |  Albirex Albirex | 9 | -4 | 7 |