| Team | PL | GD | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kashima Kashima | 14 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 |  Urawa Urawa | 14 | 6 | 25 |
| 3 |  Kashiwa Kashiwa | 13 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 |  Kyoto Sanga Kyoto Sanga | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| 5 |  Shimizu Shimizu | 14 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 |  Avispa Avispa | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 |  Hiroshima Hiroshima | 13 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 |  Machida Z Machida Z | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 |  Gamba Gamba | 14 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 |  Fagiano O Fagiano O | 14 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 |  Kobe Kobe | 12 | 2 | 19 |
| 12 |  Frontale Frontale | 12 | 8 | 18 |
| 13 |  Shonan Shonan | 14 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 |  Tokyo V Tokyo V | 14 | -5 | 17 |
| 15 |  Tokyo Tokyo | 14 | -3 | 16 |
| 16 |  Nagoya Nagoya | 14 | -6 | 14 |
| 17 |  Cerezo Cerezo | 13 | -2 | 13 |
| 18 |  Albirex Albirex | 14 | -5 | 12 |
| 19 |  Yokohama Yokohama | 13 | -5 | 12 |
| 20 |  Marinos Marinos | 12 | -6 | 8 |