| Team | PL | GD | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kobe Kobe | 36 | 22 | 68 |
| 2 |  Hiroshima Hiroshima | 36 | 27 | 65 |
| 3 |  Machida Z Machida Z | 36 | 21 | 63 |
| 4 |  Gamba Gamba | 36 | 11 | 60 |
| 5 |  Kashima Kashima | 36 | 15 | 59 |
| 6 |  Tokyo V Tokyo V | 36 | 1 | 55 |
| 7 |  Cerezo Cerezo | 36 | 0 | 52 |
| 8 |  Tokyo Tokyo | 36 | 0 | 51 |
| 9 |  Marinos Marinos | 36 | 0 | 49 |
| 10 |  Urawa Urawa | 36 | 5 | 47 |
| 11 |  Nagoya Nagoya | 36 | -2 | 47 |
| 12 |  Avispa Avispa | 36 | -4 | 47 |
| 13 |  Frontale Frontale | 36 | 6 | 46 |
| 14 |  Kyoto Sanga Kyoto Sanga | 36 | -11 | 46 |
| 15 |  Shonan Shonan | 36 | -1 | 45 |
| 16 |  Albirex Albirex | 36 | -14 | 41 |
| 17 |  Kashiwa Kashiwa | 36 | -11 | 40 |
| 18 |  Jubilo I Jubilo I | 36 | -19 | 35 |
| 19 |  Sapporo Sapporo | 36 | -20 | 34 |
| 20 |  Tosu Tosu | 36 | -26 | 29 |