On the night of May 17th, the first five rounds of the first phase of the Chinese Super League (CSL) came to a successful conclusion, except for two bye matches. In these five rounds of fierce battle, Shanghai Harbor and Shandong Taishan both with 3 wins and 2 draws to remain undefeated, with the same value of 11 points to lead the Suzhou and Guangzhou respectively, and hand in hand to occupy the leading position in the overall standings. Guangzhou, the eight-time champion, is temporarily in the 8th place of the table. At the end of the table, Henan Songshan Longmen and Wuhan ranked last with only 2 points.
In Guangzhou, Shandong Taishan is the only undefeated team, topping the table with 11 points from three wins and two draws. Ranked second to fourth in the Guangdong trio, Guangzhou City and Shenzhen are tied with eight points, while Guangzhou follows with seven points despite having played one less game. Cangzhou and Henan are both winless and are in the last two places with 3 and 2 points respectively, but Henan is in a slightly different situation as they have played one less game.
In Suzhou, Shanghai Seaport leads the way with 11 points from an impressive performance of 3 wins and 2 draws. They are followed by promoted Changchun Yatai with 9 points from 2 wins and 3 draws. Shanghai Shenhua and Hebei are in third and fourth place with 8 points. Hebei is one of the three undefeated teams in Suzhou, having played one less game. The only team that failed to win in the Suzhou region was Wuhan, who finished last with two points from two draws and three losses.
In the overall standings, Shanghai Seaport and Shandong Taishan are in the top two with 11 points from three wins and two draws. Changchun Yatai is in the third place with 9 points. Shanghai Shenhua, Hebei, Guangzhou City and Shenzhen have 8 points. Guangzhou and Beijing Guoan, both with one game less, are in eighth and tenth place with seven and six points respectively. At the bottom of the table, Cangzhou and Dalian people have the same three points and are in the bottom four and bottom three respectively, while Henan and Wuhan teams have the same two points and are at the bottom of the table.
