| 1 | Hu HetaoFull-back | Chengdu Better City | 22 | 5.6 | 38 | 35 |
| 2 | Xie WennengDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 25 | 5.4 | 42 | 32 |
| 3 | Guilherme MadrugaDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 25 | 5.4 | 42 | 32 |
| 4 | AdrianoCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 26 | 5 | 6▼79.9% | 49▼24% |
| 5 | D. Owusu-SekyereAttacking midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 26 | 4.9 | 27 | 29 |
| 6 | E. KartsevCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 26 | 4.8 | 36▲754.8% | 29▼31.3% |
| 7 | A. AdemiCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 27 | 4.7 | 26▲6.6% | 28▼23.8% |
| 8 | Pedro MaranhãoCentral midfielder | Henan Jianye | 27 | 4.6 | 38▲410.7% | 27▼38.4% |
| 9 | K. AziangbeDefensive midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 22 | 4.6 | 12▲1266.7% | 48▲9.5% |
| 10 | He LonghaiFull-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 24 | 4.3 | 25 | 31 |
| 11 | Lu YongtaoDefensive midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 26 | 4.2 | 16 | 27 |
| 12 | Huang JiahuiCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 25 | 4.1 | 25 | 31 |
| 13 | Liao JintaoCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 26 | 4.1 | 25 | 28 |
| 14 | Liu XinxiangAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 26 | 3.9 | 23 | 28 |
| 15 | Zheng HaoqianCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 27 | 3 | 18 | 23 |
| 16 | Chen XuhuangDefensive midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 23 | 2.9 | 13 | 27 |
| 17 | Jin YonghaoFull-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 23 | 2.9 | 13 | 28 |
| 18 | Liao RongxiangCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 21 | 2.8 | 7 | 29 |
| 19 | Bruno XadasCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 28 | 2.8 | 51▲148.3% | 27▼47.2% |
| 20 | Mateus VitalDefensive midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 28 | 2.8 | 53▲493.3% | 28▼48.3% |
| 21 | Yang HaoyuAttacking midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 20 | 2.8 | 13 | 33 |
| 22 | Li MoyuWinger | Chengdu Better City | 21 | 2.7 | 3 | 29 |
| 23 | Shen ZiguiCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 25 | 2.6 | 3 | 24 |
| 24 | Wang YuCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 24 | 2.6 | 5 | 26 |
| 25 | Li NingCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 24 | 2.6 | 6 | 26 |
| 26 | Maiwulang MijitiCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 22 | 2.6 | 6 | 27 |
| 27 | Bao ShengxinDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 23 | 2.6 | 3 | 26 |
| 28 | Abudulam AbdurasulAttacking midfielder | Henan Jianye | 25 | 2.6 | 4 | 26 |
| 29 | Mutellip IminqariAttacking midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 22 | 2.6 | 3 | 28 |
| 30 | Liu JunxianCentre-forward | Tianjin Teda | 25 | 2.6 | 3 | 26 |
| 31 | Shi YanDefensive midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 24 | 2.6 | 2 | 26 |
| 32 | Jiwen KuaiWinger | SHANGHAI SIPG | 20 | 2.6 | 11 | 31 |
| 33 | Mao WeijieAttacking midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 21 | 2.6 | 8 | 28 |
| 34 | Ji ShengpanAttacking midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 26 | 2.5 | 7 | 24 |
| 35 | Chen ZhexuanDefensive midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 22 | 2.5 | 0 | 26 |
| 36 | Min ZixiAttacking midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 21 | 2.5 | 2 | 27 |
| 37 | Ablikim AbdusalamCentral midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 23 | 2.5 | 0 | 25 |
| 38 | Duan DezhiCentral midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 24 | 2.5 | 2 | 25 |
| 39 | Ablahan HaliqCentral midfielder | Henan Jianye | 25 | 2.5 | 0 | 25 |
| 40 | Li YongjiaDefensive midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 25 | 2.5 | 3 | 25 |
| 41 | K. BevisWinger | Wuhan Three Towns | 28 | 2.5 | 23 | 29 |
| 42 | Xu HaoyangDefensive midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 27 | 2.5 | 15 | 25 |
| 43 | A. MezaniCentral midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 23 | 2.5 | 1 | 25 |
| 44 | Muhmet NebijanCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 25 | 2.5 | 2 | 25 |
| 45 | Wang ZihaoCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 22 | 2.5 | 0 | 26 |
| 46 | Han JiawenCentral midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 22 | 2.5 | 0 | 26 |
| 47 | He LinhanCentral midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 22 | 2.5 | 0 | 26 |
| 48 | Wang HaijianCentral midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 26 | 2.5 | 8 | 25 |
| 49 | Gao TianyiDefensive midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 28 | 2.4 | 41 | 24 |
| 50 | Yusup AmutCentral midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 21 | 2.4 | 0 | 26 |