| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reguläre Saison | |||||||||
| 1 | Yokohama | 34 | 68:38 | 30 | 70 | ||||
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 46:29 | 17 | 64 | ||||
| 3 | Kashima | 34 | 54:30 | 24 | 63 | ||||
| 4 | Kawasaki | 34 | 57:34 | 23 | 60 | ||||
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 39:25 | 14 | 59 | ||||
| 6 | Hiroshima | 34 | 45:29 | 16 | 55 | ||||
| 7 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 54:48 | 6 | 47 | ||||
| 8 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 61:59 | 2 | 47 | ||||
| 9 | Oita Trinita | 34 | 35:35 | 0 | 47 | ||||
| 10 | C. Sapporo | 34 | 54:49 | 5 | 46 | ||||
| 11 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 38:45 | -7 | 41 | ||||
| 12 | Shimizu | 34 | 45:69 | -24 | 39 | ||||
| 13 | Nagoya | 34 | 45:50 | -5 | 37 | ||||
| 14 | Urawa Reds | 34 | 34:50 | -16 | 37 | ||||
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 32:53 | -21 | 36 | ||||
| 16 | Shonan | 34 | 40:63 | -23 | 36 | ||||
| 17 | Matsumoto Yama | 34 | 21:40 | -19 | 31 | ||||
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 34 | 29:51 | -22 | 31 | ||||
| 1. Runde | |||||||||
| 19 | Tokushima Vort | 2 | 2:1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 20 | Montedio Yamag | 2 | 2:1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 21 | Ventforet Kofu | 1 | 1:1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 1 | 0:2 | -2 | 0 | ||||
Wer redet denn da noch? Die sind doch alle im Gefängnis.
— Horst Heldt - der Schalke-Manager zum Vorschlag des FIFA-Exekutivkomitees zur Aufstockung der WM-Teams von 32 auf 40 Teams