| # | Team name | PPlayed | WWins | DDraws | LLosses | FGoals For | AGoals Against | GDGoals Difference | PtsPoints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Fagiano Okayama FC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 12 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 12 |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 |