| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 31 | +57 | 83 | WWDDW |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 65 | LWWDL |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 63 | WDWDW |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 60 | DLDWW |
| 5 | Kashima | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 59 | DWWLW |
| 6 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 57 | WWDLW |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 52 | LWDDL |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 48 | LLLDD |
| 9 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 69 | 59 | +10 | 47 | LLWLL |
| 10 | Urawa | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 56 | -13 | 46 | LLDLL |
| 11 | Oita Trinita | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 45 | -9 | 43 | DWDDL |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 39 | WDLDW |
| 13 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 36 | DWDDD |
| 14 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 59 | -9 | 36 | LLLLL |
| 15 | Yokohama FC | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 38 | 60 | -22 | 33 | WLDDL |
| 16 | Shimizu S-pulse | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 70 | -22 | 28 | WLLDD |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 61 | -25 | 28 | DWWLW |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 48 | -19 | 27 | DLDLD |
Player stats
J1 League match stats only.
J1 League match stats only.
Cerezo Osaka finished 4th in the J1 League in 2020 with 60 points (18W 6D 10L). They scored 46 and conceded 37, a goal difference of +9. The final table, every result and the season's team statistics are below.