| He GuanCentre-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 13 | 11 |
| Chen XuhuangDefensive midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 13 | 26 |
| Yang HaoyuAttacking midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2.8 | 13 | 33 |
| Zheng ZhengFull-back | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 13 | 6 |
| Zhao HonglüeFull-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 13 | 8 |
| Xuan ZhijianCentral midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 14 | 29 |
| Xu HaofengCentral midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 14 | 24 |
| Zhang XizheCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 4 | 5 | 0.3 | 14 | 7 |
| Yeljan ShinarFull-back | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 14 | 24 |
| Liao JunjianCentre-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 14 | 15 |
| R. BerićWinger | Changchun Yatai | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 14▼58.5%↩ | 8▼69.7%↩ |
| Ma ZhenGoalkeeper | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 14 | 25 |
| Wang JiananFull-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 14 | 12 |
| Denny Wang YiFull-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 14 | 19 |
| Jiang GuangtaiCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 14 | 15 |
| Liu JiashenCentre-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 14 | 8 |
| Xu HaoyangDefensive midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 15 | 25 |
| Jiang ZhipengFull-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 15 | 7 |
| Cao HaiqingFull-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 15 | 11 |
| Li ShenyuanCentral midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 15 | 20 |
| Zhang HuachenDefensive midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 15 | 19 |
| A. BoupendzaWinger | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇬🇦Gabon | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1.3 | 15▲83.1%↩ | 15▼51.3%↩ |
| Wang JinxianCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1.3 | 15 | 15 |
| Chen ZhechaoFull-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 16 | 16 |
| Lu YongtaoDefensive midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2.6 | 16 | 25 |
| Liu ChengyuCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2.8 | 16 | 32 |
| Wang ShiqinCentre-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 16 | 31 |
| U. SpajićFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🇷🇸Serbia | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 16▲192.6%↩ | 10▼64.4%↩ |
| Xue QinghaoGoalkeeper | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 16 | 32 |
| Ye ChuguiAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 16 | 15 |
| Zhang XiuweiDefensive midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | 16 | 15 |
| Zhang XiaobinCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 | 16 | 13 |
| Jin PengxiangCentre-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 16 | 9 |
| He YiranFull-back | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 16 | 30 |
| Peng XinliCentral midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 16 | 7 |
| Li SongyiCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | 17 | 11 |
| Bai YangCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 17 | 22 |
| Luo JingAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0.8 | 17 | 12 |
| Liao ChengjianCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 17 | 11 |
| Yi TengCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 17 | 8 |
| Zhang YudongCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 17 | 9 |
| Yusup UmidjanCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 17 | 33 |
| Luís AsuéCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17▼35.8%↩ | 29▼51.7%↩ |
| TiagoCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 | 17 | 10 |
| He ChaoDefensive midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 |
| Yan DinghaoCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1.7 | 17 | 21 |
| Daniel PenhaCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2.9 | 17▼41%↩ | 23▼59.5%↩ |
| Feng ZhuoyiCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 17 | 6 |
| Zheng HaoqianCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 23 |
| Abduhamit AbdugheniFull-back | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 18 | 21 |
| Liu YunAttacking midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1.1 | 18 | 15 |
| Gan ChaoFull-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 |
| Xie WeijunFull-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 18 | 22 |
| Deng HanwenFull-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1.2 | 18 | 16 |
| Zhong JinbaoDefensive midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0.9 | 18 | 12 |
| Pedro DelgadoCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🇵🇹Portugal | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1.7 | 18 | 19 |
| Sun Ming HimCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 19 | 28 |
| Tao QianglongCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3.1 | 19 | 31 |
| Wen JiabaoFull-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 19 | 23 |
| Yu HanchaoCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 39 | 6 | 3 | 0.1 | 19 | 4 |
| Iago MaidanaCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1.6 | 19▲63.2%↩ | 21▼58.3%↩ |
| E. ÓmarssonCentre-forward | Meizhou Kejia | 🇮🇸Iceland | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19▼47.7%↩ | 14▼69.8%↩ |
| Wang XianjunFull-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 19 | 28 |
| D. MorrisCentre-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🇭🇷Croatia | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | 19 | 16 |
| Zhu PengyuCentre-forward | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 2 | 4 | 2.9 | 20 | 32 |
| Wei ZhenCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 20 | 20 |
| Hou SenGoalkeeper | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 20 | 9 |
| Zhang ChengdongCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 20 | 7 |
| Liu JunshuaiCentre-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1.2 | 20 | 15 |
| Zhong YihaoAttacking midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1.4 | 20 | 17 |
| Jin YangyangCentre-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 20 | 12 |
| Wang ShenchaoFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 20 | 7 |
| Li HaoGoalkeeper | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 20 | 34 |
| Lin ChuangyiCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 | 20 | 10 |
| Piao TaoyuCentral midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 20 | 11 |
| M. PalaciosCentre-forward | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇨🇴Colombia | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0.8 | 21▲74.6%↩ | 13▼54.8%↩ |
| M. TraoréCentre-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🇲🇱Mali | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 21▼1.9%↩ | 15▼65.4%↩ |
| GustavoCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0.8 | 21▲231.7%↩ | 12▼53.3%↩ |
| Park Ji-SooCentre-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21▼23.1%↩ | 15▼58.2%↩ |
| Yang FanFull-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 21 | 17 |
| Zhong HaoranDefensive midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 21 | 13 |
| S. SunzuCentre-back | Changchun Yatai | 🇿🇲Zambia | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 21 | 8 |
| Yang YimingCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1.2 | 22 | 16 |
| Long WeiCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 22 | 15 |
| Song YueCentre-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 22 | 9 |
| Lucas MaiaCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0.8 | 22 | 14 |
| Liu HaofanCentre-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 23 | 34 |
| Sun GuowenFull-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 | 23 | 17 |
| Yang ChaoshengCentral midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0.6 | 23 | 11 |
| Liu XinxiangAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3.9 | 23 | 28 |
| A. IonițăAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 23 | 17 |
| Wang GangFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 24 | 8 |
| Tong LeiDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2.3 | 24 | 23 |
| Nélson LuzAttacking midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇦🇴Angola | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2.4 | 24▲419.6%↩ | 25▼52.9%↩ |
| Huang JiahuiCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 | 25 | 31 |
| Wu ShaocongCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 25▲2962.5%↩ | 29▼28.4%↩ |
| DarlanDefensive midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇧🇷Brazil | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 | 25▲6025%↩ | 22▼58.2%↩ |
| Zhu ChenjieCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 1 | 2 | 4.1 | 25 | 33 |
| Yuan MinchengCentre-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1.6 | 25 | 19 |
| Liao JintaoCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 | 25 | 28 |