28/09/1996 Urawa Red Diamonds - Avispa Fukuoka 3:2 (1:1, 1:1, 1:1) pso
Júbilo Iwata - Yokohama F. Marinos 1:0 (0:0)
Cerezo Osaka - Shimizu S-Pulse 2:3 (1:0)
JEF United Ichihara - Kyoto Purple Sanga 1:0 (0:0)
Nagoya Grampus Eight - Kashiwa Reysol 1:2 (0:1, 1:1) aet
Kashima Antlers - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 8:9 (1:0, 1:1, 1:1) pso
Yokohama Flügels - Gamba Osaka 3:2 (2:0, 2:2) aet
Verdy Kawasaki - Bellmare Hiratsuka 1:0 (1:0)
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# Team M. W L L. o.p. goals Dif. Pt.
1 Kashima Antlers, Japan Kashima Antlers 21 15 3 3 61:37 24 48
2 Urawa Red Diamonds, Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 21 15 5 1 53:32 21 46
3 Nagoya Grampus Eight, Japan Nagoya Grampus Eight 21 15 6 0 48:30 18 45
4 Kashiwa Reysol, Japan Kashiwa Reysol 21 15 6 0 50:35 15 45
5 Yokohama Flügels, Japan Yokohama Flügels 21 15 6 0 49:36 13 45
6 Júbilo Iwata, Japan Júbilo Iwata 21 14 6 1 43:34 9 43
7 Verdy Kawasaki, Japan Verdy Kawasaki 21 13 8 0 48:34 14 39
8 Yokohama F. Marinos, Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 21 11 10 0 33:29 4 33
9 JEF United Ichihara, Japan JEF United Ichihara 21 11 10 0 31:29 2 33
10 Gamba Osaka, Japan Gamba Osaka 21 9 12 0 33:43 -10 27
11 Bellmare Hiratsuka, Japan Bellmare Hiratsuka 21 8 13 0 33:44 -11 24
12 Shimizu S-Pulse, Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 21 7 13 1 34:43 -9 22
13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 7 14 0 31:47 -16 21
14 Avispa Fukuoka, Japan Avispa Fukuoka 21 6 13 2 31:49 -18 20
15 Cerezo Osaka, Japan Cerezo Osaka 21 5 16 0 28:47 -19 15
16 Kyoto Purple Sanga, Japan Kyoto Purple Sanga 21 2 19 0 11:48 -37 6
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