| # | 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 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 35 |
| 2Next stage | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 31 |
| 3Next stage | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 30 |
| 4Next stage | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 28 |
| 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 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 23 |
| 9Next stage | V-Varen Nagasaki | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 21 |
| 10Next stage | Avispa Fukuoka | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 21 |