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| Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | » First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Kashima Antlers | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 19:10 | 9 | 45 |
| 2 |
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Nagoya Grampus | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 19:13 | 6 | 45 |
| 3 |
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Shimizu S-Pulse | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 22:18 | 4 | 41 |
| 4 |
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Vegalta Sendai | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 17:13 | 4 | 41 |
| 5 |
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Kawasaki Frontale | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 21:18 | 3 | 41 |
| 6 |
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Gamba Osaka | 27 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 19:12 | 7 | 40 |
| 7 |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 27 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 14:9 | 5 | 40 |
| 8 |
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Cerezo Osaka | 27 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 10:9 | 1 | 39 |
| 9 |
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Urawa Red Diamonds | 27 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 15:11 | 4 | 37 |
| 10 |
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Albirex Niigata | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 16:13 | 3 | 37 |
| 11 |
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Yokohama F. Marinos | 27 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 15:14 | 1 | 36 |
| 12 |
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Júbilo Iwata | 27 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 16:13 | 3 | 34 |
| 13 |
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Omiya Ardija | 27 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 13:18 | -5 | 31 |
| 14 |
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Kyoto Sanga FC | 27 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 9:13 | -4 | 27 |
| 15 |
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Vissel Kobe | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11:20 | -9 | 26 |
| 16 |
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FC Tokyo | 27 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10:13 | -3 | 25 |
| 17 |
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Montedio Yamagata | 27 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6:18 | -12 | 19 |
| 18 |
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Shonan Bellmare | 27 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 11:28 | -17 | 18 |
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| Relegation |
