East Region
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Differential | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Vissel Kobe |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 - 6 | 6 | 13 | WLWWD |
| 2 |
 Machida Zelvia |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 - 5 | 5 | 11 | DWLWW |
| 3 |
 Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 - 3 | 3 | 11 | DLWDW |
| 4 |
 Melbourne City |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 - 6 | 1 | 10 | LWWWD |
| 5 |
 FC Seoul |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 - 5 | 3 | 9 | WLDWD |
| 6 |
 Johor Darul Ta'zim |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 - 5 | 1 | 8 | DWWLD |
| 7 |
 Buriram United |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 - 8 | -1 | 8 | LLWDD |
| 8 |
 Ulsan |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 - 6 | -1 | 8 | DWLDL |
| 9 |
 Gangwon |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 - 11 | -2 | 7 | LWLLD |
| 10 |
 Chengdu Rongcheng |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 - 7 | -2 | 6 | WLDDD |
| 11 |
 Shanghai Shenhua |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 - 9 | -4 | 4 | DWLLL |
| 12 |
 Shanghai Port |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 - 11 | -9 | 2 | DLLLD |
West Region
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Differential | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Al-Hilal |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 - 5 | 10 | 18 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
 Tractor |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 - 2 | 8 | 14 | DWWWW |
| 3 |
 Al-Ahli |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 - 6 | 11 | 13 | DWWLW |
| 4 |
 Al Wahda |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 - 5 | 5 | 13 | DWWWL |
| 5 |
 Shabab Al Ahli |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 - 10 | 1 | 10 | WWLWL |
| 6 |
 Al-Ittihad |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 - 8 | 3 | 9 | LWWLW |
| 7 |
 Al-Duhail |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 - 12 | 1 | 7 | DLWWL |
| 8 |
 Sharjah |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 - 13 | -7 | 7 | DLLWL |
| 9 |
 Al-Gharafa |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 - 12 | -5 | 6 | WLLLW |
| 10 |
 Al-Sadd |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 - 12 | -3 | 5 | DLLLW |
| 11 |
 Al-Shorta |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 - 17 | -15 | 1 | LLLLL |
| 12 |
 Nasaf Qarshi |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 - 15 | -9 | 0 | LLLLL |
Advance to round of 16