No goals but plenty of bite: 1 card(s) in this spell. Score holds at 0–0.
No goals but plenty of bite: 1 card(s) in this spell. Score holds at 0–0.
Half-time score: Fagiano Okayama 0 – 0 Vissel Kobe.
The game settles after the break without a breakthrough. (0–0)
A tense finish, but the scoreline stays put. (0–0)
| # | Team | GP | W | L | T | G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25:6 | 23 |
| 2 |  Tokyo | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21:8 | 23 |
| 3 |  Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 22:17 | 21 |
| 4 |  Machida Zelvia | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22:10 | 20 |
| 5 |  Kashima Antlers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21:16 | 19 |
| 6 |  Vissel Kobe | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14:9 | 19 |
| 7 |  Kawasaki Frontale | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21:16 | 16 |
| 8 |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13:9 | 16 |
| 9 |  Urawa Red Diamonds | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17:21 | 15 |
| 10 |  Shimizu S-Pulse | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10:11 | 14 |
| 11 |  Fagiano Okayama | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12:12 | 13 |
| 12 |  Nagoya Grampus | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12:16 | 12 |
| 13 |  Cerezo Osaka | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9:16 | 12 |
| 14 |  Mito HollyHock | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12:14 | 9 |
| 15 |  V-Varen Nagasaki | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11:18 | 9 |
| 16 |  Kyoto Sanga | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11:19 | 8 |
| 17 |  Avispa Fukuoka | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11:13 | 7 |
| 18 |  Gamba Osaka | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10:18 | 7 |
| 19 |  JEF United Ichihara Chiba | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8:19 | 6 |
| 20 |  Tokyo Verdy | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4:18 | 4 |