| # | Team name | PPlayed | WWins | DDraws | LLosses | FGoals For | AGoals Against | GDGoals Difference | PtsPoints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Promotion | Mito Hollyhock | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 51 |
| 2Promotion | JEF United Chiba | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 48 |
| 3Promotion play-off | V-Varen Nagasaki | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 45 |
| 4Promotion play-off | Omiya Ardija | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 44 |
| 5Promotion play-off | Tokushima Vortis | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 44 |
| 6Promotion play-off | Vegalta Sendai | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 43 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 42 |
| 8 | Jubilo Iwata | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 41 |
| 9 | FC Imabari | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 40 |
| 10 | Ventforet Kofu | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 38 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 43 | -11 | 34 |
| 12 | Blaublitz Akita | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 31 |
| 13 | Iwaki FC | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 30 |
| 14 | Montedio Yamagata | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 29 |
| 15 | Fujieda MYFC | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 29 |
| 16 | Oita Trinita | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 28 |
| 17 | Roasso Kumamoto | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 41 | -9 | 27 |
| 18Relegation | Kataller Toyama | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 23 |
| 19Relegation | Renofa Yamaguchi | 26 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 21 |
| 20Relegation | Ehime FC | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 45 | -22 | 16 |