| # | 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 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Avispa Fukuoka | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 10 |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Fagiano Okayama FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 8 |
| 10 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 7 |