| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|
| 1. | Verdy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6:3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1:3 | -2 | 4 | |
| 3. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:5 | -2 | 3 | |
| 4. | Cerezo Osaka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:7 | -6 | 0 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|
| 1. | Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2. | Gamba Osaka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7:6 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3. | Albirex Niigata | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 4 | |
| 4. | Iwata | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:8 | -2 | 4 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|
| 1. | Urawa Reds | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2. | Chiba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7:6 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3. | Oita Trinita | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:5 | -2 | 3 | |
| 4. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2:7 | -5 | 3 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|
| 1. | FC Tokyo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2. | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 3. | Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4. | Vissel Kobe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:5 | -3 | 1 | |
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