Second Stage
| Pos | Club | P | W/OT | D | L/OT | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers(C, CW) | 15 | 10/3 | 0 | 2/0 | 36 | 19 | 36 |
| 2 | Jubilo Iwata | 15 | 9/4 | 0 | 2/0 | 31 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 8/0 | 0 | 7/0 | 36 | 27 | 24 |
| 4 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 15 | 5/4 | 0 | 5/1 | 34 | 27 | 23 |
| 5 | JEF United Ichihara | 15 | 7/0 | 2 | 6/0 | 25 | 28 | 23 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 15 | 7/0 | 1 | 6/1 | 27 | 25 | 22 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | 6/0 | 3 | 6/0 | 29 | 23 | 21 |
| 8 | FC Tokyo | 15 | 5/0 | 5 | 4/1 | 29 | 28 | 20 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 15 | 6/0 | 2 | 5/2 | 22 | 26 | 20 |
| 10 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 4/2 | 3 | 3/3 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 5/0 | 2 | 7/1 | 21 | 26 | 17 |
| 12 | Urawa Red Diamonds (P) | 15 | 4/0 | 3 | 5/3 | 20 | 24 | 15 |
| 13 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 3/0 | 5 | 6/1 | 25 | 32 | 14 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo (P) | 15 | 3/1 | 2 | 7/2 | 23 | 29 | 13 |
| 15 | Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 3/1 | 2 | 6/3 | 22 | 31 | 13 |
| 16 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 2/3 | 0 | 10/0 | 19 | 39 | 12 |
| Legend | |
| Qualification to the Suntory Championship | |
| (C) | Champion from 2000 J. League Division 1 |
| (CW) | Cup-Winner 2000 Emperor's Cup |
| (P) | Promoted from 2000 J. League Division 2 |
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