| # | Team name | PPlayed | WWins | DDraws | LLosses | FGoals For | AGoals Against | GDGoals Difference | PtsPoints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Promotion | V-Varen Nagasaki | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 62 | 43 | 19 | 70 |
| 2Promotion | JEF United Chiba | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 34 | 18 | 69 |
| 3Promotion play-off | Mito Hollyhock | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 34 | 19 | 68 |
| 4Promotion play-off | Omiya Ardija | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 36 | 23 | 66 |
| 5Promotion play-off | Tokushima Vortis | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 65 |
| 6Promotion play-off | Vegalta Sendai | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 47 | 35 | 12 | 63 |
| 7 | Jubilo Iwata | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 50 | 7 | 62 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 59 |
| 9 | Iwaki FC | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 44 | 10 | 54 |
| 10 | Montedio Yamagata | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 53 | 4 | 53 |
| 11 | FC Imabari | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 53 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 47 | 63 | -16 | 51 |
| 13 | Ventforet Kofu | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 44 |
| 14 | Blaublitz Akita | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 55 | -13 | 44 |
| 15 | Fujieda MYFC | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 39 |
| 16 | Oita Trinita | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 39 |
| 17 | Roasso Kumamoto | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 37 |
| 18Relegation | Kataller Toyama | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 35 |
| 19Relegation | Renofa Yamaguchi | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 33 |
| 20Relegation | Ehime FC | 38 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 68 | -33 | 23 |