Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York)
| Pl | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | |||
| 1 | Kashima Antlers ✔ | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 55:30 | 25 | 70 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 56:33 | 23 | 69 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 46:31 | 15 | 63 |
| 4 | Kyoto | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 59:40 | 19 | 62 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 42:26 | 16 | 62 |
| 6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 66:51 | 15 | 57 |
| 7 | Machida | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 49:36 | 13 | 57 |
| 8 | Gamba Osaka | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 49:53 | -4 | 54 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 40:39 | 1 | 53 |
| 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 58:51 | 7 | 52 |
| 11 | FC Tokyo | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 40:47 | -7 | 48 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 33:37 | -4 | 45 |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 40:48 | -8 | 44 |
| 14 | Verdy | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 22:36 | -14 | 43 |
| 15 | Okayama | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 32:41 | -9 | 42 |
| 16 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 42:44 | -2 | 40 |
| 17 | Nagoya Grampus | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 42:53 | -11 | 40 |
| 18 | Yokohama FC ✔ | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 24:43 | -19 | 32 |
| 19 | Shonan Bellmare ✔ | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 34:61 | -27 | 29 |
| 20 | Albirex Niigata ✔ | 36 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 34:63 | -29 | 23 |