(Nagoya Grampus and Tianjin Teda leave with honours even after a 0-0 draw in their Group G AFC Champions League fixture on 18 April. Keiji Tamada squandered a 59th minute penalty for the hosts, but the other result in the group ensures that the Nagoya outfit still stand an excellent chance of qualifying for the latter stages of the competition)
Group G
| Position | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Tianjin Teda | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
