Evaluation criteria: 30% football atmosphere, 30% football talent, 10% whether there is a professional team in the city;
1st gear: (6 pieces)
Yanbian, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Dalian, Meizhou
Second gear: (13 pieces)
Macau, Beijing, Qingdao, Artush, Shenyang, Chengdu, Wuhan, Kashgar, Tianjin, Jinan,
Chongqing, Xi'an, Kaili (Rongjiang County)
Third gear: (31 pieces)
Nanning, Nanjing, Changsha, Suzhou, Zhengzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Urumqi, Pingliang (Jingchuan County), Aksu
Zhongshan, Qingyuan, Kunming, Liuzhou, Cangzhou, Bengbu, Zibo, Yinchuan, Lanzhou, Urumqi,
Nantong, Ningbo, Xiamen, Nanchang, Luoyang, Shijiazhuang, Hohhot, Changchun, Harbin, Guiyang
Shenzhen