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| # | Team | M. | W | S. n.V. | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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Kashima Antlers | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:5 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 |
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Gamba Osaka | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:8 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 |
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Avispa Fukuoka | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8:7 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 |
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Kashiwa Reysol | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7:5 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 |
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Nagoya Grampus Eight | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12:16 | -4 | 9 |
| 6 |
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Yokohama F. Marinos | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12:17 | -5 | 9 |
| 7 |
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FC Tokyo | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10:10 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 |
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Verdy Kawasaki | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14:15 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 |
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Cerezo Osaka | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7:12 | -5 | 7 |
| 10 |
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Júbilo Iwata | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9:12 | -3 | 6 |
| 11 |
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Kyoto Purple Sanga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7:11 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9:14 | -5 | 4 |
| 13 |
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JEF United Ichihara | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5:13 | -8 | 3 |
| 14 |
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Shimizu S-Pulse | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3:11 | -8 | 3 |
| 15 |
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Vissel Kobe | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8:17 | -9 | 3 |
| 16 |
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Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5:17 | -12 | 3 |
