As mentioned, the winners of this competition became the champions of the respective season, while the finalist became the runners-up.
In 2000, this format created an unusual situation where the 3rd place club, Kashiwa Reysol, had more points than both the season champion and runners-up in the final standing.
The series usually took place at the beginning of December, with the exception of the 1993 season, when it was held, due to the 1993 World Cup Qualifiers, in January.
In fact, Júbilo Iwata also won more points through the season than Yokohama F. Marinos and Kashima Antlers who qualified for the Championship.
According to the regulation, the official league rankings of Kashiwa and Iwata of that season are third and fourth respectively.