J1 League

Standings

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	YKG
1	Kashima	38	23	7	8	58	31	+27	76	1.083
2	Kashiwa Reysol	38	21	12	5	60	34	+26	75	0.900
3	Kyoto Sanga	38	19	11	8	62	40	+22	68	0.917
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	38	20	8	10	46	28	+18	68	1.067
5	Vissel Kobe	38	18	10	10	46	33	+13	64	1.150
6	Machida Zelvia	38	17	9	12	52	38	+14	60	1.133
7	Urawa	38	16	11	11	45	39	+6	59	1.017
8	Kawasaki Frontale	38	15	12	11	67	57	+10	57	1.100
9	Gamba Osaka	38	17	6	15	53	55	-2	57	0.967
10	Cerezo Osaka	38	14	10	14	60	57	+3	52	1.000
11	FC Tokyo	38	13	11	14	41	48	-7	50	0.983
12	Avispa Fukuoka	38	12	12	14	34	38	-4	48	0.950
13	Fagiano Okayama	38	12	9	17	34	43	-9	45	1.000*
14	Shimizu S-pulse	38	11	11	16	41	51	-10	44	0.867
15	Yokohama F. Marinos	38	12	7	19	46	47	-1	43	1.117
16	Nagoya Grampus	38	11	10	17	44	56	-12	43	1.033
17	Tokyo Verdy	38	11	10	17	23	41	-18	43	1.050
18	Yokohama FC	38	9	8	21	27	45	-18	35	0.850
19	Shonan Bellmare	38	8	8	22	36	63	-27	32	0.883
20	Albirex Niigata	38	4	12	22	36	67	-31	24	0.933

YKG — club strength. The club's points per game over its previous five seasons, expressed as a percentile within the league and mapped onto 0.85–1.15. The table describes this season; YKG describes the past, and it is the opponent-strength multiplier in player scores. * marks a value carried over from a lower division.