Japan

Pos		Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
1		Kashima Antlers	20	13	5	2	30	14	16	44
2		Kawasaki Frontale	20	10	6	4	35	24	11	36
3		Albirex Niigata	20	9	8	3	32	19	13	35
4		Urawa Red Diamonds	20	10	4	6	24	22	2	34
5		Shimizu S-Pulse	20	8	8	4	30	24	6	32
6		FC Tokyo	20	10	2	8	29	25	4	32
7		Sanfrecce Hiroshima	20	8	6	6	34	26	8	30
8		Gamba Osaka	20	9	3	8	34	27	7	30
9		Júbilo Iwata	20	8	4	8	31	34	-3	28
10		Nagoya Grampus Eight	20	7	5	8	24	27	-3	26
11		Yokohama F Marinos	20	6	7	7	27	23	4	25
12		Kyoto Purple Sanga	20	7	4	9	23	26	-3	25
13		Omiya Ardija	20	6	7	7	24	29	-5	25
14		Montedio Yamagata	20	6	6	8	25	25	0	24
15		Vissel Kobe	20	6	4	10	25	33	-8	22
16		JEF United Chiba	20	4	7	9	21	32	-11	19
17		Kashiwa Reysol	20	3	7	10	22	41	-19	16
18		Oita Trinita	20	3	1	16	15	34	-19	10