26/10/1996 Yokohama F. Marinos - Kashima Antlers 0:1 (0:0)
Júbilo Iwata - JEF United Ichihara 2:1 (1:1)
Kashiwa Reysol - Yokohama Flügels 1:2 (0:1)
Avispa Fukuoka - Cerezo Osaka 0:1 (0:0)
Urawa Red Diamonds - Verdy Kawasaki 1:0 (0:0)
Bellmare Hiratsuka - Shimizu S-Pulse 3:0 (1:0)
Gamba Osaka - Nagoya Grampus Eight 0:3 (0:1)
Kyoto Purple Sanga - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2:1 (1:1, 1:1) aet
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# Team M. W L L. o.p. goals Dif. Pt.
1 Kashima Antlers, Japan Kashima Antlers 26 18 5 3 67:40 27 57
2 Nagoya Grampus Eight, Japan Nagoya Grampus Eight 26 19 7 0 58:32 26 57
3 Yokohama Flügels, Japan Yokohama Flügels 26 19 7 0 57:41 16 57
4 Urawa Red Diamonds, Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 26 18 7 1 56:35 21 55
5 Júbilo Iwata, Japan Júbilo Iwata 26 18 7 1 49:37 12 55
6 Kashiwa Reysol, Japan Kashiwa Reysol 26 17 9 0 57:46 11 51
7 Verdy Kawasaki, Japan Verdy Kawasaki 26 15 11 0 54:40 14 45
8 JEF United Ichihara, Japan JEF United Ichihara 26 12 14 0 41:39 2 36
9 Yokohama F. Marinos, Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 26 12 14 0 36:37 -1 36
10 Shimizu S-Pulse, Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 26 10 15 1 44:54 -10 31
11 Bellmare Hiratsuka, Japan Bellmare Hiratsuka 26 10 16 0 39:52 -13 30
12 Gamba Osaka, Japan Gamba Osaka 26 10 16 0 36:52 -16 30
13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 26 9 17 0 38:55 -17 27
14 Avispa Fukuoka, Japan Avispa Fukuoka 26 8 16 2 38:59 -21 26
15 Cerezo Osaka, Japan Cerezo Osaka 26 8 18 0 38:54 -16 24
16 Kyoto Purple Sanga, Japan Kyoto Purple Sanga 26 5 21 0 17:52 -35 15
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