In a region where the development of professional soccer is relatively lagging behind, the goals conceded by certain teams are staggering. The Guizhou U18 Men's soccer team, for example, scored only 2 goals in 3 rounds of the tournament and conceded 8 times, placing them second from the bottom in Group B. In the same situation, the Inner Mongolia U18 Boys' Soccer Team was also at the bottom of Group E with 18 goals conceded in 3 matches. Hainan U18 Men's soccer team's performance is also not optimistic, 20 goals conceded in 4 games, bottom of Group G results.
Surprisingly, Henan and Tianjin, two of the most famous teams in the Chinese Super League, were the only 16 teams that did not advance to the qualifying round. Tianjin finished dead last in Group D, while Henan failed to show their strength as expected, even though they finished third in Group B.
