Standings
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | YKG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Tokyo | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 8 | +25 | 33 | 1.087 |
| 2 |  Kashiwa Reysol | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 31 | 0.961 |
| 3 |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 29 | 1.118 |
| 4 |  Machida Zelvia | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 28 | 1.103 |
| 5 |  Vissel Kobe | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 26 | 1.134 |
| 6 |  Kashima | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 23 | 1.150 |
| 7 |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 22 | 1.008 |
| 8 |  Kawasaki Frontale | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 22 | 1.055 |
| 9 |  Urawa | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 21 | 1.039 |
| 10 |  Fagiano Okayama | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 17 | 0.945 |
| 11 |  Kyoto Sanga | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 16 | 0.976 |
| 12 |  Nagoya Grampus | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 14 | 0.992 |
| 13 |  Cerezo Osaka | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 14 | 1.071 |
| 14 |  Tokyo Verdy | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 14 | 0.913 |
| 15 |  Shimizu S-pulse | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 14 | 0.882 |
| 16 |  V-varen Nagasaki | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 13 | 0.929 |
| 17 |  Gamba Osaka | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 12 | 1.024 |
| 18 |  JEF United Chiba | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 10 | 0.850 |
| 19 |  Mito Hollyhock | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 9 | 0.866 |
| 20 |  Avispa Fukuoka | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 8 | 0.897 |
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.
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