J1 League (2002) – 1st stage Table.
| P | Club | Games | W | Goals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | W(ex) | D | L | F-A | D | ||||
| 1 | 15 | JUBILO IWATA | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 39-17 | 22 |
| 2 | 15 | YOKOHAMA F MARINOS | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 28-11 | 17 |
| 3 | 15 | NAGOYA GRAMPUS | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 28-18 | 10 |
| 4 | 15 | GAMBA OSAKA | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 35-19 | 16 |
| 5 | 15 | KASHIMA ANTLERS | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 21-18 | 3 |
| 6 | 15 | KYOTO PURPLE SANGA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 26-18 | 8 |
| 7 | 15 | SHIMIZU S-PULSE | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 17-19 | -2 |
| 8 | 15 | JEF UNITED ICHIHARA | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22-23 | -1 |
| 9 | 15 | VEGALTA SENDAI | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 23-27 | -4 |
| 10 | 15 | FC TOKYO | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23-27 | -4 |
| 11 | 15 | URAWA RED DIAMONDS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 21-24 | -3 |
| 12 | 15 | TOKYO VERDY 1969 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 15-24 | -9 |
| 13 | 15 | VISSEL KOBE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 12-22 | -10 |
| 14 | 15 | KASHIWA REYSOL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 20-31 | -11 |
| 15 | 15 | SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 14-26 | -12 |
| 16 | 15 | CONSADOLE SAPPORO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 15-35 | -20 |
- S: Standing
- P: Games Played
- W: Games Won; 3pts
- W(EX): Games Won (Extra time: Gorden Goal); 2pts
- D: Games Draw; 1pts
- L: Games Lost; 0pts
- Pts: Points
- Goals F-A: (Goals For) – (Goals Against)
- Goals D: Goal Difference
