19/10/1996 Kashima Antlers - Avispa Fukuoka 3:1 (1:1)
Nagoya Grampus Eight - Urawa Red Diamonds 0:1 (0:1)
Yokohama Flügels - Bellmare Hiratsuka 1:0 (1:0)
JEF United Ichihara - Yokohama F. Marinos 1:2 (0:0)
Verdy Kawasaki - Júbilo Iwata 0:1 (0:1)
Cerezo Osaka - Kashiwa Reysol 5:1 (2:0)
Shimizu S-Pulse - Kyoto Purple Sanga 0:2 (0:0)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Gamba Osaka 2:0 (0:0)
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# Team M. W L L. o.p. goals Dif. Pt.
1 Kashima Antlers, Japan Kashima Antlers 25 17 5 3 66:40 26 54
2 Nagoya Grampus Eight, Japan Nagoya Grampus Eight 25 18 7 0 55:32 23 54
3 Yokohama Flügels, Japan Yokohama Flügels 25 18 7 0 55:40 15 54
4 Urawa Red Diamonds, Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 25 17 7 1 55:35 20 52
5 Júbilo Iwata, Japan Júbilo Iwata 25 17 7 1 47:36 11 52
6 Kashiwa Reysol, Japan Kashiwa Reysol 25 17 8 0 56:44 12 51
7 Verdy Kawasaki, Japan Verdy Kawasaki 25 15 10 0 54:39 15 45
8 JEF United Ichihara, Japan JEF United Ichihara 25 12 13 0 40:37 3 36
9 Yokohama F. Marinos, Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 25 12 13 0 36:36 0 36
10 Shimizu S-Pulse, Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 25 10 14 1 44:51 -7 31
11 Gamba Osaka, Japan Gamba Osaka 25 10 15 0 36:49 -13 30
12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 25 9 16 0 37:53 -16 27
13 Bellmare Hiratsuka, Japan Bellmare Hiratsuka 25 9 16 0 36:52 -16 27
14 Avispa Fukuoka, Japan Avispa Fukuoka 25 8 15 2 38:58 -20 26
15 Cerezo Osaka, Japan Cerezo Osaka 25 7 18 0 37:54 -17 21
16 Kyoto Purple Sanga, Japan Kyoto Purple Sanga 25 4 21 0 15:51 -36 12
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