16/07/1997 Urawa Red Diamonds - JEF United Ichihara 3:0 (1:0)
Júbilo Iwata - Yokohama F. Marinos 3:4 (2:0, 3:3) aet
Nagoya Grampus Eight - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1:0 (0:0)
Gamba Osaka - Kyoto Purple Sanga 0:3 (0:0)
Vissel Kobe - Cerezo Osaka 1:2 (0:0)
Kashima Antlers - Avispa Fukuoka 2:0 (1:0)
Kashiwa Reysol - Bellmare Hiratsuka 2:0 (0:0)
Yokohama Flügels - Shimizu S-Pulse 4:3 (1:0, 3:3) aet
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# Team M. W S. n.V. W o.p. L goals Dif. Pt.
1 Kashima Antlers, Japan Kashima Antlers 15 11 0 1 3 33:16 17 34
2 Yokohama Flügels, Japan Yokohama Flügels 15 10 1 0 4 32:14 18 32
3 Kashiwa Reysol, Japan Kashiwa Reysol 15 9 1 0 5 33:21 12 29
4 Yokohama F. Marinos, Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 15 7 3 1 4 33:29 4 28
5 Bellmare Hiratsuka, Japan Bellmare Hiratsuka 15 7 2 0 6 22:18 4 25
6 Shimizu S-Pulse, Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 15 7 2 0 6 24:22 2 25
7 Júbilo Iwata, Japan Júbilo Iwata 15 7 1 0 7 30:20 10 23
8 Urawa Red Diamonds, Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 15 6 1 1 7 26:23 3 21
9 Gamba Osaka, Japan Gamba Osaka 15 7 0 0 8 25:22 3 21
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 6 1 1 7 21:20 1 21
11 Cerezo Osaka, Japan Cerezo Osaka 15 6 0 1 8 24:28 -4 19
12 Nagoya Grampus Eight, Japan Nagoya Grampus Eight 15 6 0 0 9 16:21 -5 18
13 Vissel Kobe, Japan Vissel Kobe 16 5 1 0 10 24:34 -10 17
14 Kyoto Purple Sanga, Japan Kyoto Purple Sanga 15 5 0 0 10 19:34 -15 15
15 JEF United Ichihara, Japan JEF United Ichihara 15 3 2 0 10 20:31 -11 13
16 Verdy Kawasaki, Japan Verdy Kawasaki 15 2 2 0 11 17:29 -12 10
17 Avispa Fukuoka, Japan Avispa Fukuoka 15 2 0 0 13 8:25 -17 6
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