| # | Team | PL | W | D | L | +/- | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consadole Sapporo | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 65-33 | 32 | 85 |
| 2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 85-37 | 48 | 84 |
| 3 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 62-32 | 30 | 84 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 62-46 | 16 | 78 |
| 5 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 50-37 | 13 | 69 |
| 6 | Fagiano Okayama FC | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 58-44 | 14 | 65 |
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 53-44 | 9 | 65 |
| 8 | Yokohama FC | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 50-51 | -1 | 59 |
| 9 | Tokushima Vortis | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 46-42 | 4 | 57 |
| 10 | Ehime FC | 42 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 41-40 | 1 | 56 |
| 11 | JEF United Chiba | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 52-53 | -1 | 53 |
| 12 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 55-63 | -8 | 53 |
| 13 | Mito Hollyhock | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 45-49 | -4 | 48 |
| 14 | Montedio Yamagata | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 43-49 | -6 | 47 |
| 15 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 39-51 | -12 | 47 |
| 16 | Roasso Kumamoto | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 38-53 | -15 | 46 |
| 17 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 52-66 | -14 | 45 |
| 18 | Tokyo Verdy | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 43-61 | -18 | 43 |
| 19 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 43-62 | -19 | 43 |
| 20 | FC Gifu | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 47-71 | -24 | 43 |
| 21 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 42 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 36-60 | -24 | 39 |
| 22 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 43-64 | -21 | 38 |