| R. DugalićCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇷🇸Serbia | 33 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0.8 | 29 | 13 |
| S. SunzuCentre-back | Changchun Yatai | 🇿🇲Zambia | 37 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 21 | 8 |
| Zhang ChengdongCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 20 | 7 |
| Lin LiangmingCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2.1 | 38 | 22 |
| I. AlimiCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🇦🇱Albania | 32 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 14 |
| Yan DinghaoCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1.7 | 17 | 21 |
| Liu JunxianCentre-forward | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 26 |
| Jiang GuangtaiCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 14 | 15 |
| Liu YimingCentre-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 8 | 12 |
| Sun JieCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 7 | 7 |
| Fernando KarangaCentre-forward | Dalian Zhixing | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 | 10 | 6 |
| Qian JiegeiAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 7 |
| Li KeDefensive midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7 | 7 |
| He XiaokeDefensive midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 25 |
| Asqer AfrdenCentre-forward | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Dai Wai-tsunCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 18 |
| Wang ChengkuaiCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 9 |
| Fei NanduoCentre-forward | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Nan SongCentral midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 3 | 15 |
| Chen BinbinCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Xiao ZhirenGoalkeeper | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Zhang YuanCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 10 | 6 |
| Zhang SijieCentre-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 22 |
| Wang TengdaCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Wang ShixinCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Hua MingcanCentral midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Li ShanghanCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Ruan QilongCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Li NingCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 23 |
| Naibijiang MohematiCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Chen GuokangCentral midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 18 |
| Zheng JunweiCentre-forward | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 25 |
| Wang HaoranCentral midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 22 |
| Wang YuxiangCentre-forward | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 26 |
| Han DongCentre-forward | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Yang HeCentre-forward | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Wang PengCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 8 | 11 |
| Wang HanyiGoalkeeper | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 26 |
| Gao YunanCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 24 |
| Zhang TaoCentre-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 25 |
| Shi XiaotianGoalkeeper | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Yang BoyuCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chen AoCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 21 |
| A. MezaniCentral midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇦🇱Albania | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 25 |
| Dong HangGoalkeeper | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Du JunpengCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Ge ZhenCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A. ChengGoalkeeper | Beijing Guoan | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 19 |
| Maiwulang MijitiCentral midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 6 | 27 |
| Jiang WenhaoFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 1 | 22 |
| Shan HuanhuanCentre-forward | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 19 |
| Li SirongFull-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 26 |
| Tang ChuangCentre-forward | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 13 |
| Shi ChenglongGoalkeeper | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 19 |
| Dong YanfengCentre-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 7 | 14 |
| Chen KeqiangCentral midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 21 |
| Mirahmetjan MuzepperCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 5 |
| Ablikim AbdusalamCentral midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Liu GuobaoWinger | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Cao HaiqingFull-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 15 | 11 |
| O. MarituAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🇨🇩Congo DR | 27 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 4.8 | 47 | 29 |
| Gan ChaoFull-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 |
| Song WenjieWinger | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 8 | 7 |
| Li HailongFull-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 13 |
| Li RuiyueCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Xi Yang AlexFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 45 | 32 |
| Tsui Wang KitFull-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 29 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1.9 | 29 | 20 |
| Yi TengCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 17 | 8 |
| Wang ShangyuanDefensive midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 32 | 14 |
| Shen HuanmingCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1 | 25 |
| Shahsat HujahmatWinger | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 26 |
| Ji JiabaoGoalkeeper | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 5 | 30 |
| He YiranFull-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 16 | 30 |
| Liu JiashenCentre-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 14 | 8 |
| Liu RuofanAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 4.5 | 29 | 27 |
| Zhou DadiDefensive midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 | 12 |
| Ablahan HaliqCentral midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Zhang YujieFull-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2.8 | 6 | 28 |
| Jiang ZhipengFull-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 15 | 7 |
| Zhang LinpengCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 10 | 4 |
| Yang ShiyuanDefensive midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2 | 9 |
| Zhang WeiFull-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 13 | 10 |
| Fu HuanFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 7 |
| Yu RuiCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 8 | 7 |
| Wang Zhen'aoFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 7 | 21 |
| Li ShuaiFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0.9 | 12 | 18 |
| Sun JianxiangGoalkeeper | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 20 |
| Wang XianjunFull-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 19 | 28 |
| Yang YihuFull-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 5 | 6 |
| Rao WeihuiFull-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 4 |
| Guo HaoCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 9 | 8 |
| Yang ChaoshengCentral midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0.6 | 23 | 11 |
| Rodrigo HenriqueAttacking midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 36 | 14 |
| Liu YixinFull-back | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 12 | 27 |
| Li XingxianWinger | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 26 |
| Wang QiumingCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0.8 | 38 | 13 |
| Huang JiahuiCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 | 25 | 31 |
| Yang KuoCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Zhong YihaoAttacking midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1.4 | 20 | 17 |
| Du ZhixuanDefensive midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1 | 24 |