| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Guangzhou FC | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 31:12 | 19 | 34 | |
| 2. | Jiangsu Suning | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23:15 | 8 | 26 | |
| 3. | Shandong Taishan | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19:11 | 8 | 24 | |
| 4. | Shanghai Shenhua | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16:15 | 1 | 21 | |
| 5. | Shenzhen | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20:20 | 0 | 17 | |
| 6. | Guangzhou City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14:28 | -14 | 15 | |
| 7. | Dalian Pro | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18:21 | -3 | 11 | |
| 8. | Henan Songshan Longmen | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14:33 | -19 | 6 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Shanghai Port | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26:11 | 15 | 32 | |
| 2. | Beijing Guoan | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 36:19 | 17 | 28 | |
| 3. | Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22:19 | 3 | 24 | |
| 4. | Hebei | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25:23 | 2 | 24 | |
| 5. | Wuhan FC | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16:16 | 0 | 17 | |
| 6. | Cangzhou | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18:21 | -3 | 17 | |
| 7. | Qingdao FC | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15:27 | -12 | 10 | |
| 8. | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8:30 | -22 | 3 |