| # | Team name | PPlayed | WWins | DDraws | LLosses | FGoals For | AGoals Against | GDGoals Difference | PtsPoints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Next stage Championship play-off (additional spot(s) for AFC Champions League) | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 32 |
| 2Next stage | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 31 |
| 3Next stage | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 28 |
| 4Next stage | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 27 |
| 5Next stage | Fagiano Okayama FC | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 26 |
| 6Next stage | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 25 |
| 7Next stage | Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 24 |
| 8Next stage | V-Varen Nagasaki | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 21 |
| 9Next stage | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 21 |
| 10Next stage | Kyoto Sanga FC | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 20 |