| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19:5 | 14 | 22 | |
| 2. | Yokohama FC | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15:6 | 9 | 20 | |
| 3. | V-Varen Nagasaki | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18:7 | 11 | 18 | |
| 4. | Chiba | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 27:11 | 16 | 16 | |
| 5. | Renofa Yamaguchi | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15:7 | 8 | 16 | |
| 6. | Okayama | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11:6 | 5 | 15 | |
| 7. | Fujieda MYFC | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9:8 | 1 | 15 | |
| 8. | Vegalta Sendai | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9:10 | -1 | 14 | |
| 9. | Ehime | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13:10 | 3 | 13 | |
| 10. | Iwaki | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13:10 | 3 | 12 | |
| 11. | Blaublitz | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8:7 | 1 | 10 | |
| 12. | Montedio Yamagata | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8:8 | 0 | 10 | |
| 13. | Mito | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12:13 | -1 | 10 | |
| 14. | Kagoshima Utd | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8:14 | -6 | 10 | |
| 15. | Oita Trinita | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8:10 | -2 | 9 | |
| 16. | Tochigi SC | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7:12 | -5 | 8 | |
| 17. | Tokushima | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7:14 | -7 | 7 | |
| 18. | Kumamoto | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12:21 | -9 | 7 | |
| 19. | Kofu | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10:13 | -3 | 5 | |
| 20. | Kusatsu | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4:15 | -11 | 3 |