| Zhang AihuiFull-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️ | 20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 10 | 30 |
| Zhang LinpengCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 10 | 4 |
| Li LeiFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 10 | 7 |
| N. RadmanovacCentre-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇷🇸Serbia | 29 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1.9 | 10▼47.9%↩ | 19▼31.7%↩ |
| Huang ZihaoGoalkeeper | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 10 | 28 |
| Hélder CostaCentre-forward | Yunnan Yukun | 🇦🇴Angola | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 10▼45.8%↩ | 23▼42.2%↩ |
| Yang ZihaoCentral midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 29 |
| Zhang YuanCentral midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 10 | 18 |
| Yue Tze NamFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 28 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 10 | 24 |
| Gao ZhunyiCentre-back | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | 9 | 16 |
| I. AmadouDefensive midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇫🇷France | 33 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 9▲93.8%↩ | 8▼77.2%↩ |
| Guo HaoCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 9 | 8 |
| Ming TianFull-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 9 | 17 |
| Liao LishengCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 9 | 7 |
| M. YamkamCentre-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 9 | 26 |
| Fang JingqiGoalkeeper | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 9 | 11 |
| Jaume GrauCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 9▼77.5%↩ | 34▼28.5%↩ |
| A. BurcăCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🇷🇴Romania | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 9▼63.6%↩ | 8▼75.4%↩ |
| Yu RuiCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 8 | 7 |
| Lü PengCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8 | 8 |
| Óscar MelendoAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇪🇸Spain | 29 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8▼62.9%↩ | 21▼63.9%↩ |
| Wu LeiCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 8▲68.8%↩ | 6▼85.5%↩ |
| Mao WeijieAttacking midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | 8 | 28 |
| Wang HaijianCentral midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 8 | 25 |
| Behram AbduweliCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 8 | 27 |
| Liu XinyuCentre-forward | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | 8 | 6 |
| Wang PengCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 8 | 11 |
| Zheng KaimuDefensive midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 8 | 7 |
| Wang TongDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 8 | 8 |
| Xie PengfeiAttacking midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 8 | 7 |
| Song WenjieWinger | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 8 | 7 |
| Liu YimingCentre-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 8 | 12 |
| Yao XuchenCentral midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2.1 | 8 | 23 |
| Chen PuWinger | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| Li KeDefensive midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7 | 7 |
| Fang HaoWinger | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2.6 | 7 | 26 |
| Wang DongshengFull-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 7 | 17 |
| Sun JieCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 7 | 7 |
| Dong YanfengCentre-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 7 | 14 |
| Ji ShengpanAttacking midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 7 | 24 |
| P. AmpemWinger | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇬🇭Ghana | 28 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 7▼59.4%↩ | 29▼34.2%↩ |
| Han PengfeiCentre-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7 | 7 |
| Wang ZimingCentre-forward | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.7 | 7 | 14 |
| Gao DiCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | 7 | 6 |
| Wang Zhen'aoFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 7 | 21 |
| Peng XiaoFull-back | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 7 | 29 |
| Gabriel XavierCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇧🇷Brazil | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 7▼62%↩ | 61▲4.6%↩ |
| Liao RongxiangCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 | 7 | 29 |
| J. DudziakWinger | Beijing Guoan | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 31 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1.1 | 7▲6500%↩ | 28▼14.5%↩ |
| José MartínezCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🇪🇸Spain | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7▼8.5%↩ | 8▼68%↩ |
| Shi KeFull-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 6 | 11 |
| Y. YeboahCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇬🇭Ghana | 29 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 6▼56.8%↩ | 23▼28.1%↩ |
| Zhang YujieFull-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2.8 | 6 | 28 |
| Wang GuomingGoalkeeper | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6 | 12 |
| Yan JunlingGoalkeeper | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6 | 13 |
| Yang YilinFull-back | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | 6 | 21 |
| GugaCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🇵🇹Portugal | 29 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 2.2 | 6▼55.5%↩ | 28▼43.3%↩ |
| Zhang XiangshuoCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 6 | 25 |
| Fan ShuangjieCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 6 | 30 |
| Maiwulang MijitiCentral midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 6 | 27 |
| Liu BinbinAttacking midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 | 8 |
| Li NingCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 | 6 | 26 |
| AdrianoCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇧🇷Brazil | 26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6▼79.9%↩ | 49▼24%↩ |
| Rao WeihuiFull-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 4 |
| Fu HuanFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 7 |
| Luo SenwenCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 5 | 7 |
| He YupengFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 5 | 25 |
| Yang YihuFull-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 5 | 6 |
| J. KouassiWinger | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 5▼78.9%↩ | 11▼70.8%↩ |
| Song HaoyuFull-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 5 | 25 |
| Yang MingruiAttacking midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 | 5 | 29 |
| Ji JiabaoGoalkeeper | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 5 | 30 |
| Ren HangCentre-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 5 | 4 |
| Sun GuoliangCentre-back | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 5 | 8 |
| Huang ZichangCentre-forward | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| Bao YaxiongGoalkeeper | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 5 | 20 |
| Wang YuCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 5 | 26 |
| Zheng DalunCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 5 | 9 |
| Wu XinghanFull-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 5 | 8 |
| Wu YakeGoalkeeper | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 5 | 10 |
| Jin ShunkaiCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 5 | 27 |
| Aifeierding AisikaerCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️ | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | 5 | 31 |
| Bruno VianaCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 4▼85.6%↩ | 17▼47.2%↩ |
| Yang ZexiangFull-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 4 | 11 |
| Zhang YufengDefensive midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 4 | 19 |
| Tian ZiyiCentre-back | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 4 | 24 |
| Bi JinhaoCentre-back | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 4 | 6 |
| Wang DaleiGoalkeeper | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 8 |
| Ding HaifengFull-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 5 |
| Qian JiegeiAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 7 |
| Wang ZhenghaoCentre-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 4 | 23 |
| RezendeCentral midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 4▼42.6%↩ | 28▼18.6%↩ |
| Sha YiboCentre-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 6 |
| Chi ZhongguoDefensive midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 6 |
| Feng BoxuanFull-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 4 | 17 |
| Zhang JiaqiDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 5 |
| O. GerbigCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 27 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 4 | 22 |
| Han JiaqiGoalkeeper | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 4 | 23 |
| Abudulam AbdurasulAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 4 | 26 |
| Guo JiayuGoalkeeper | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 4 | 29 |