| Group A | FC | Match | Win | Draw | Lose | Goal | GA | GF | Point |
| 1 | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | FC Tokyo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Vegalta Sendai | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
| Group B | FC | Match | Win | Draw | Lose | Goal | GA | GF | Point |
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Ventforet Kofu | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Albirex Niigata | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 8 |
| 6 | Omiya Ardija | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
| 7 | Tokushima Vortis | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 1 |