| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cerezo Osaka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:3 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2. | Vegalta Sendai | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:0 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3. | Sagan Tosu | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:4 | 3 | 9 | |
| 4. | Iwata | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:4 | 3 | 9 | |
| 5. | Urawa Reds | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 6. | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7:5 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7. | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:5 | -2 | 3 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5:1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2. | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5:1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3. | Albirex Niigata | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4. | Omiya Ardija | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3:2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5. | Vissel Kobe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6. | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4:4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:7 | -6 | 0 |