| 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 | ||||
| 243 | 618 | 2.54 | 110 | 45.27% | 55 | 22.63% | 78 | 32.10% |
| 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 | 3 | Kashima Antlers | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 49 | WWXX | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus 8 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 49 | XLWW | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Oita Trinita | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 48 | LWWO | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | |
| 4 | 1 | Urawa Reds | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 47 | XXWO | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | |
| 5 | Kawasaki Frontale | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 45 | WXLX | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 20 | ||
| 6 | FC Tokyo | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 45 | WWWW | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | ||
| 7 | Gamba Osaka | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 43 | WWWL | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | ||
| 8 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 37 | LWWW | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | ||
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 36 | XLLW | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | ||
| 10 | Albirex Niigata | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 35 | LWLW | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 26 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Yokohama F-Marinos | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 34 | WXWX | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | |
| 12 | 2 | Vissel Kobe | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 30 | +0 | 34 | WLLX | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | |
| 13 | 2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 33 | LLXL | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | |
| 14 | 2 | Omiya Ardija | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 32 | LLLL | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | |
| 15 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 42 | -7 | 31 | LLLL | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | JEF United | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 41 | -15 | 30 | WWWW | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | ||
| 17 | Jubilo Iwata | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 29 | WLLL | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | ||
| 18 | Consadole Sapporo | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 53 | -21 | 17 | LLLL | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 26 | ||
| 20 | +3 | MARQUINHOS (Kashima Antlers) |
| 12 | DAVI José (Consadole Sapporo) | |
| 11 | ALESSANDRO Nunes (Albirex Niigata) | |
| +1 | Shingo AKAMINE (FC Tokyo) | |
| +2 | JONG Tae-se (Kawasaki Frontale) | |
| 10 | Frode JOHNSEN (Nagoya Grampus 8) | |
| +1 | DIEGO de SOUZA Gama (Tokyo Verdy 1969) | |
| BARÉ (Gamba Osaka) | ||
| 9 | +2 | EDMILSON dos Santos (Urawa Reds) |
| Yoshizumi OGAWA (Nagoya Grampus 8) | ||
| Marcus TANAKA (Urawa Reds) | ||
| Seiichiro MAKI (JEF United) | ||
| +1 | Atsushi YANAGISAWA (Kyoto Sanga) | |
| 8 | +1 | JUNINHO (Kawasaki Frontale) |
| Yoshito OKUBO (Vissel Kobe) | ||
| Hiroyuki TANIGUCHI (Kawasaki Frontale) | ||
| Denis MARQUES (Omiya Ardija) | ||
| 7 | GILSINHO (Jubilo Iwata) | |
| HULK (Tokyo Verdy 1969) | ||
| Shinji OKAZAKI (Shimizu S-Pulse) | ||
| CABORE (FC Tokyo) | ||
| UÉSLEI Raimundo (Oita Trinita) |
| Saturday, 27 September 2008 | |||||
| 27 | Yokohama F-Marinos | 1-0 | Oita Trinita | ||
| 59 | Kano | ||||
| 27 | Kashiwa Reysol | 2-5 | Kawasaki Frontale | ||
| 54 | Suganuma | 1 | Jong | ||
| 63 | Kurakawa | 32 | Jong | ||
| 37 | Nakamura | ||||
| 42 | Renatinho | ||||
| 89 | Juninho | ||||
| 27 | Kyoto Sanga | 0-1 | JEF United | ||
| 67 | Kudo | ||||
| 27 | Omiya Ardija | 0-2 | Vissel Kobe | ||
| 12 | Botti | ||||
| 47 | Yoshida | ||||
| Sunday, 28 September 2008 | |||||
| 27 | Jubilo Iwata | 1-0 | Albirex Niigata | ||
| 22 | Maeda | ||||
| 27 | Nagoya Grampus 8 | 1-1 | Urawa Reds | ||
| 47 | Maki | 40 | Edmilson | ||
| 27 | Kashima Antlers | 2-0 | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
| 20 | Aoki | ||||
| 41 | Marquinhos | ||||
| 27 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 1-3 | Gamba Osaka | ||
| 55 | Diego Souza | 10 | Endo | ||
| 12 | Myojin | ||||
| 69 | Sasaki | ||||
| 27 | Consadole Sapporo | 1-2 | FC Tokyo | ||
| 54 | Ikeuchi | 70 | Akamine | ||
| 80 | Otake | ||||
| Wednesday, 1 October 2008 | |||||
| 26 | Kashima Antlers | 2-0 | Omiya Ardija | ||
| 21 | Marquinhos | ||||
| 37 | Marquinhos | ||||
| 26 | Gamba Osaka | 2-1 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| 35 | Nakazawa | 82 | Suganuma | ||
| 38 | Endo | ||||
| 26 | Urawa Reds | 2-2 | Kyoto Sanga | ||
| 40 | Edmilson | 26 | Nakatani | ||
| 42 | Takahara | 49 | Yanagisawa | ||