Meiji Yasuda
J-League 
Relegated to J-League 2: Matsumoto Yamaga FC, Shimizu S-Pulse, Montedio Yamagata
Standings
1st Stage | Pts | Games | W | D | L | GS | GA | GS-GA |
| Urawa | 41 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 17 | 22 |
| FC Tokyo | 35 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 |
| Hiroshima | 34 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 13 |
| G Osaka | 32 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 |
| Kawasaki | 30 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 6 |
| YokohamaM | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| Sendai | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 7 |
| Kashima | 22 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 2 |
| Nagoya | 22 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| Shonan | 22 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -4 |
| Tosu | 20 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 32 | -10 |
| Kofu | 20 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -10 |
| Kobe | 19 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -2 |
| Kashiwa | 18 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 25 | -3 |
| Matsumoto | 15 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 26 | -9 |
| Yamagata | 14 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 24 | -10 |
| Niigata | 14 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 33 | -13 |
| Shimizu | 13 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -10 |
2nd Stage | Pts | Games | W | D | L | GS | GA | GS-GA |
| Hiroshima | 40 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 30 |
| Kashima | 37 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 14 |
| G Osaka | 31 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 8 |
| Urawa | 31 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 7 |
| YokohamaM | 29 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| FC Tokyo | 28 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| Kawasaki | 27 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 8 |
| Kashiwa | 27 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 6 |
| Shonan | 26 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| Nagoya | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 30 | -4 |
| Niigata | 20 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -4 |
| Tosu | 20 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 22 | -7 |
| Kobe | 19 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 30 | -3 |
| Kofu | 17 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
| Matsumoto | 13 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 28 | -15 |
| Sendai | 12 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 28 | -11 |
| Shimizu | 12 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33 | -18 |
| Yamagata | 10 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 29 | -19 |
Championship Playoff | ||||||||
| Urawa 1 - G Osaka 3 | ||||||||
Championship Finals | ||||||||
| G Osaka 2 - Hiroshima 3 Hiroshima 1 - G Osaka 1 | ||||||||