| Liu GuobaoWinger | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Cui QiCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| I. KallonWinger | Chengdu Better City | 🇸🇱Sierra Leone | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 3▼94.3%↩ | 13▼81.7%↩ |
| Yue XinFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 | 12 |
| Zhou DadiDefensive midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 | 12 |
| Xie PengfeiAttacking midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 8 | 7 |
| Feng GangDefensive midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 6 |
| Lu WenjunCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gabriel XavierCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇧🇷Brazil | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 7▼62%↩ | 61▲4.6%↩ |
| Bao ShengxinDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 3 | 26 |
| S. GuarirapaCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇻🇪Venezuela | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0▼100%↩ | 26▼24%↩ |
| Li XingxianWinger | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 26 |
| Han JiaqiGoalkeeper | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 4 | 23 |
| Dilyimit TudiDefensive midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 2 | 19 |
| Bruno VianaCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 4▼85.6%↩ | 17▼47.2%↩ |
| Li BiaoCentre-forward | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| A. BoupendzaWinger | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇬🇦Gabon | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.3 | 15▲83.1%↩ | 15▼51.3%↩ |
| Li HailongFull-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 13 |
| Wu LeiCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 8▲68.8%↩ | 6▼85.5%↩ |
| Mirahmetjan MuzepperCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 5 |
| Yu JinyongGoalkeeper | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 2 | 28 |
| A. JojoFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏴England | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1▲600%↩ | 20▼1%↩ |
| J. KouassiWinger | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 5▼78.9%↩ | 11▼70.8%↩ |
| Yang RuiqiCentre-back | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 | 3 | 27 |
| Wang ZhenghaoCentre-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 4 | 23 |
| Bao YaxiongGoalkeeper | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 5 | 20 |
| Zhao JianfeiCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Feng BoxuanFull-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 4 | 17 |
| Wang ZhifengGoalkeeper | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2 | 15 |
| M. EdjoumaAttacking midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇫🇷France | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3▼86.4%↩ | 15▼69.3%↩ |
| Guilherme RamosCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🇵🇹Portugal | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0▼100%↩ | 15▼67.9%↩ |
| Zhao XuebinFull-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 6 |
| Liu JunGoalkeeper | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Shi SongchenCentre-back | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Shi YanDefensive midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 2 | 26 |
| A. BurcăCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🇷🇴Romania | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 9▼63.6%↩ | 8▼75.4%↩ |
| J. DudziakWinger | Beijing Guoan | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 31 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1.1 | 7▲6500%↩ | 28▼14.5%↩ |
| Duan DezhiCentral midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2 | 25 |
| He YupengFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 5 | 25 |
| M. TolićAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇭🇷Croatia | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| Feng JinDefensive midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 33 | 14 |
| Dong YanfengCentre-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 7 | 14 |
| Yao JunshengCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 | 12 |
| Fang JingqiGoalkeeper | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 9 | 11 |
| Yang ShiyuanDefensive midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2 | 9 |
| Liu BinbinAttacking midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 | 8 |
| Fu HuanFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 7 |
| Chi ZhongguoDefensive midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 6 |
| Ding HaifengFull-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 5 |
| Liao RongxiangCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 | 7 | 29 |
| Li MoyuWinger | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 3 | 29 |
| Peng XiaoFull-back | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 7 | 29 |
| RezendeCentral midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 4▼42.6%↩ | 28▼18.6%↩ |
| R. MerkiesDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇫🇷France | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 11 | 28 |
| Abudulam AbdurasulAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 4 | 26 |
| B. NkololoCentre-forward | Beijing Guoan | 🇫🇷France | 29 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2.3 | 14▲119.4%↩ | 25▼32.8%↩ |
| Zhang XiangshuoCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 6 | 25 |
| Wong Ho Chun AnsonCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2 | 25 |
| Sun XuelongAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 21 |
| D. Lamkel ZéCentre-forward | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1.3 | 25▲88.6%↩ | 18▼54.8%↩ |
| J. SalazarWinger | Changchun Yatai | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11▼40%↩ | 17▼45.7%↩ |
| Yin CongyaoCentral midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 15 |
| Wang ZimingCentre-forward | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | 7 | 14 |
| U. SpajićFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🇷🇸Serbia | 33 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 16▲192.6%↩ | 10▼64.4%↩ |
| José MartínezCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🇪🇸Spain | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7▼8.5%↩ | 8▼68%↩ |
| Zhang AihuiFull-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️ | 20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 10 | 30 |
| Guo JiayuGoalkeeper | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 4 | 29 |
| Zhang YujieFull-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2.8 | 6 | 28 |
| Li NingCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 | 6 | 26 |
| Huang ShanCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 25 |
| Yao XuchenCentral midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 8 | 23 |
| Daniel PenhaCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2.9 | 17▼41%↩ | 23▼59.5%↩ |
| W. CyprienAttacking midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🇫🇷France | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 | 3▲1350%↩ | 15▼57.3%↩ |
| Zheng DalunCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 5 | 9 |
| Han PengfeiCentre-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7 | 7 |
| Qian JiegeiAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 7 |
| Mutellip IminqariAttacking midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 28 |
| Han JiawenCentral midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Li YongjiaDefensive midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 3 | 25 |
| Hélder CostaCentre-forward | Yunnan Yukun | 🇦🇴Angola | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 10▼45.8%↩ | 23▼42.2%↩ |
| O. GerbigCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 27 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 4 | 22 |
| Óscar MelendoAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇪🇸Spain | 29 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8▼62.9%↩ | 21▼63.9%↩ |
| Tsui Wang KitFull-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 29 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1.9 | 29 | 20 |
| T. PellenardCentre-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🇫🇷France | 32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 14▼47.1%↩ | 20▼35.4%↩ |
| Wesley MoraesCentre-forward | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1.8 | 32 | 20▼59.2%↩ |
| Wang DongshengFull-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 7 | 17 |
| GustavoCentre-forward | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21▲231.7%↩ | 15▼41.2%↩ |
| Yang ZexiangFull-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 4 | 11 |
| Tang MiaoAttacking midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 10 | 11 |
| I. AmadouDefensive midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇫🇷France | 33 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 9▲93.8%↩ | 8▼77.2%↩ |
| Wang TongDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 8 | 8 |
| Liao LishengCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 9 | 7 |
| Sun JieCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 7 | 7 |
| Zhang JiaqiDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 5 |
| Luís AsuéCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea | 25 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17▼35.8%↩ | 29▼51.7%↩ |
| Ming TianFull-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 9 | 17 |
| M. CheukouaWinger | Meizhou Kejia | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 29 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 12 | 17 |
| Gao ZhunyiCentre-back | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | 9 | 16 |
| E. ÓmarssonCentre-forward | Meizhou Kejia | 🇮🇸Iceland | 31 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19▼47.7%↩ | 14▼69.8%↩ |
| Wu XinghanFull-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 5 | 8 |