| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Iwata | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 36:21 | 15 | 45 | |
| 2. | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 30:17 | 13 | 39 | |
| 3. | Omiya Ardija | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34:22 | 12 | 38 | |
| 4. | Kumamoto | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26:23 | 3 | 33 | |
| 5. | Verdy | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 22:19 | 3 | 31 | |
| 6. | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27:23 | 4 | 29 | |
| 7. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22:20 | 2 | 28 | |
| 8. | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 26:29 | -3 | 28 | |
| 9. | Kamatamare | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 16:18 | -2 | 27 | |
| 10. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 18:21 | -3 | 27 | |
| 11. | Kanazawa | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 22:18 | 4 | 26 | |
| 12. | Kyoto | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 25:26 | -1 | 26 | |
| 13. | Kusatsu | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 17:30 | -13 | 26 | |
| 14. | Yokohama FC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 13:28 | -15 | 26 | |
| 15. | Okayama | 21 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 18:21 | -3 | 24 | |
| 16. | Ehime | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 15:23 | -8 | 24 | |
| 17. | Chiba | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18:20 | -2 | 23 | |
| 18. | Tokushima | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18:27 | -9 | 23 | |
| 19. | Gifu | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 24:43 | -19 | 21 | |
| 20. | Oita Trinita | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19:25 | -6 | 18 | |
| 21. | Mito | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17:26 | -9 | 17 | |
| 22. | Tochigi SC | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17:34 | -17 | 16 |