| # | Team name | PPlayed | WWins | DDraws | LLosses | FGoals For | AGoals Against | GDGoals Difference | PtsPoints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Fagiano Okayama FC | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 10 |
| 9 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 7 |