| # | Group A | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Smart City | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18:7 | 11 | 24 | |
| 2. | Heartland | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15:5 | 10 | 22 | |
| 3. | Beyond Limits FC | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16:5 | 11 | 18 | |
| 4. | Sunshine Stars | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12:4 | 8 | 18 | |
| 5. | Inter Lagos | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15:7 | 8 | 17 | |
| 6. | Edel | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8:6 | 2 | 16 | |
| 7. | Crown FC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12:4 | 8 | 15 | |
| 8. | Abia Comets | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11:12 | -1 | 13 | |
| 9. | Gateway Utd. | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5:8 | -3 | 6 | |
| # | Group B | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Ekiti United | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16:4 | 12 | 27 | |
| 2. | Akwa United | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 14:2 | 12 | 25 | |
| 3. | Abakaliki | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12:3 | 9 | 22 | |
| 4. | Sporting Lagos | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18:6 | 12 | 21 | |
| 5. | Stormers | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20:14 | 6 | 21 | |
| 6. | Solution | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15:9 | 6 | 21 | |
| 7. | Rovers FC | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11:5 | 6 | 21 | |
| 8. | Godswill Akpabio | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16:4 | 12 | 20 | |
| 9. | Osun | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12:9 | 3 | 17 | |
| 10. | First Bank | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11:8 | 3 | 15 | |
| # | Group C | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Doma United | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12:1 | 11 | 21 | |
| 2. | Basira | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13:3 | 10 | 19 | |
| 3. | Lobi Stars | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11:3 | 8 | 19 | |
| 4. | Mighty Jets | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11:4 | 7 | 16 | |
| 5. | Kada Warriors | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9:4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 6. | ABS | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7:3 | 4 | 14 | |
| 7. | Sokoto | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5:2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 8. | City FC Abuja | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8:5 | 3 | 13 | |
| # | Group D | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Ranchers Bees | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9:0 | 9 | 18 | |
| 2. | Adamawa Utd | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10:2 | 8 | 18 | |
| 3. | Yobe Stars | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12:2 | 10 | 16 | |
| 4. | Kebbi | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10:1 | 9 | 16 | |
| 5. | Jigawa Golden Stars | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10:3 | 7 | 16 | |
| 6. | Bichi First | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9:2 | 7 | 14 | |
| 7. | Gombe | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7:2 | 5 | 14 | |
| 8. | Sporting Supreme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 |