| ROUND | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Season archive |
| Games | Goals | H | D | A | ||||
| 306 | 783 | 2.55 | 137 | 44.77% | 70 | 22.88% | 99 | 32.35% |
| 2008 | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 56 | 30 | +26 | 63 | WWWO | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 65 | 42 | +23 | 60 | WWWL | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 24 | |
| 3 | 1 | Nagoya Grampus 8 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 59 | OWWL | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | |
| 4 | 1 | Oita Trinita | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 56 | OWLO | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 15 | |
| 5 | 2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 55 | WWWL | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 26 | |
| 6 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 55 | LWXW | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 23 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Urawa Reds | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 53 | LLLW | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | |
| 8 | 1 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 49 | -3 | 50 | LWLL | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 30 | |
| 9 | 2 | Yokohama F-Marinos | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 48 | WWWL | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 20 | |
| 10 | 2 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 47 | LLXW | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 20 | |
| 11 | 1 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 46 | WLXW | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 23 | |
| 12 | 1 | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 45 | -9 | 43 | WXXW | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 25 | |
| 13 | 1 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 42 | WLXO | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 27 | |
| 14 | 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 41 | LXLW | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | |
| 15 | 2 | JEF United | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 53 | -17 | 38 | WLLO | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 29 | |
| 16 | 1 | Jubilo Iwata | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 48 | -8 | 37 | LLXW | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 29 | |
| 17 | 1 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 50 | -12 | 37 | LLXL | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 28 | |
| 18 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 36 | 70 | -34 | 18 | LLXL | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 38 | ||
| Saturday, 6 December 2008 | |||||
| 34 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 0-2 | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| 34 | Consadole Sapporo | 0-1 | Kashima Antlers | ||
| 34 | Oita Trinita | 0-0 | Nagoya Grampus 8 | ||
| 34 | Albirex Niigata | 3-2 | Gamba Osaka | ||
| 34 | Jubilo Iwata | 0-1 | Omiya Ardija | ||
| 34 | JEF United | 4-2 | FC Tokyo | ||
| 34 | Kyoto Sanga | 1-3 | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
| 34 | Urawa Reds | 1-6 | Yokohama F-Marinos | ||
| 34 | Vissel Kobe | 0-2 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| 21 | MARQUINHOS (Kashima Antlers) | |
| 16 | DAVI José (Consadole Sapporo) | |
| 14 | JONG Tae-se (Kawasaki Frontale) | |
| +1 | Atsushi YANAGISAWA (Kyoto Sanga) | |
| 13 | ALESSANDRO Nunes (Albirex Niigata) | |
| 12 | JUNINHO (Kawasaki Frontale) | |
| Shingo AKAMINE (FC Tokyo) | ||
| Frode JOHNSEN (Nagoya Grampus 8) | ||
| 11 | EDMILSON dos Santos (Urawa Reds) | |
| Yoshito OKUBO (Vissel Kobe) | ||
| DIEGO de SOUZA Gama (Tokyo Verdy 1969) | ||
| Yoshizumi OGAWA (Nagoya Grampus 8) | ||
| +1 | CABORE (FC Tokyo) | |
| Marcus TANAKA (Urawa Reds) | ||
| Seiichiro MAKI (JEF United) | ||
| 10 | Hiroyuki TANIGUCHI (Kawasaki Frontale) | |
| Shinji OKAZAKI (Shimizu S-Pulse) | ||
| Minoru SUGANUMA (Kashiwa Reysol) | ||
| BARÉ (Gamba Osaka) | ||
| 9 | GILSINHO (Jubilo Iwata) | |
| 8 | Shinzo KOROKI (Kashima Antlers) | |
| Denis MARQUES (Omiya Ardija) | ||
| Takuma EDAMURA (Shimizu S-Pulse) | ||
| Ryoichi MAEDA (Jubilo Iwata) | ||
| +1 | LUCAS Severino (Gamba Osaka) | |
| MAGNUM Rafael (Nagoya Grampus 8) |