| Team | PL | GD | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kyoto Sanga Kyoto Sanga | 13 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 |  Kashima Kashima | 12 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 |  Urawa Urawa | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 4 |  Kashiwa Kashiwa | 12 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 |  Avispa Avispa | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 6 |  Frontale Frontale | 12 | 8 | 18 |
| 7 |  Shimizu Shimizu | 12 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 |  Fagiano O Fagiano O | 12 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 |  Kobe Kobe | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 |  Hiroshima Hiroshima | 11 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 |  Machida Z Machida Z | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 |  Shonan Shonan | 12 | -4 | 17 |
| 13 |  Tokyo V Tokyo V | 12 | -4 | 14 |
| 14 |  Gamba Gamba | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 |  Cerezo Cerezo | 12 | -1 | 13 |
| 16 |  Tokyo Tokyo | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 17 |  Yokohama Yokohama | 12 | -2 | 12 |
| 18 |  Nagoya Nagoya | 12 | -8 | 11 |
| 19 |  Albirex Albirex | 12 | -5 | 9 |
| 20 |  Marinos Marinos | 12 | -6 | 8 |