18 teams
ALBIREX NIIGATA
AVISPA FUKUOKA
CEREZO OSAKA
F.C. TOKYO
GAMBA OSAKA
JEF UNITED
JÚBILO IWATA
KASHIMA ANTLERS
KAWASAKI FRONTALE
KYOTO PURPLE SANGA
NAGOYA GRAMPUS
OITA TRINITA
OMIYA ARDIJA
SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA
SHIMIZU S-PULSE
URAWA RED DIAMONDS
VENTFORET KOFU
YOKOHAMA F. MARINOS
