Albirex v Machida Zelvia

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Machida Zelvia	6	5	1	0	+13	16
Vissel Kobe	6	4	1	1	+5	13
Kashima Antlers	6	4	0	2	+2	12
Kashiwa Reysol	6	4	0	2	+2	12
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	6	3	2	1	+8	11
FC Tokyo	6	3	2	1	+3	11
Yokohama F. Marinos	6	3	1	2	+2	10
Fagiano Okayama	6	3	1	2	+1	10
Cerezo Osaka	6	3	1	2	0	10
Kawasaki Frontale	6	2	3	1	+3	9
Mito Hollyhock	6	2	3	1	+3	9
Urawa Red Diamonds	6	3	0	3	-3	9
Gamba Osaka	6	1	3	2	-3	6
Nagoya Grampus	6	2	0	4	-4	6
Kyoto Sanga	6	1	2	3	-4	5
Avispa Fukuoka	6	1	1	4	-1	4
Shimizu S-Pulse	6	1	1	4	-4	4
V-Varen Nagasaki	6	1	1	4	-7	4
Tokyo Verdy 1969	6	0	3	3	-6	3
JEF United Ichihara-Chiba	6	1	0	5	-10	3

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