| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 31:16 | 15 | 37 | |
| 2. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 30:13 | 17 | 33 | |
| 3. | Yokohama FC | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22:9 | 13 | 28 | |
| 4. | Iwaki | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24:12 | 12 | 26 | |
| 5. | Vegalta Sendai | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17:13 | 4 | 26 | |
| 6. | Chiba | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 35:19 | 16 | 24 | |
| 7. | Renofa Yamaguchi | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20:12 | 8 | 24 | |
| 8. | Okayama | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17:12 | 5 | 24 | |
| 9. | Kofu | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26:21 | 5 | 22 | |
| 10. | Blaublitz | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18:16 | 2 | 22 | |
| 11. | Oita Trinita | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17:16 | 1 | 22 | |
| 12. | Ehime | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21:25 | -4 | 21 | |
| 13. | Fujieda MYFC | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 11:20 | -9 | 20 | |
| 14. | Mito | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14:16 | -2 | 18 | |
| 15. | Tokushima | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15:25 | -10 | 18 | |
| 16. | Montedio Yamagata | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15:21 | -6 | 17 | |
| 17. | Kumamoto | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20:30 | -10 | 17 | |
| 18. | Kagoshima Utd | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14:31 | -17 | 13 | |
| 19. | Tochigi SC | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11:31 | -20 | 12 | |
| 20. | Kusatsu | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9:29 | -20 | 6 |