| Gabriel XavierCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇧🇷Brazil | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 7▼62%↩ | 61▲4.6%↩ |
| AdrianoCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇧🇷Brazil | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6▼79.9%↩ | 49▼24%↩ |
| K. AziangbeDefensive midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇹🇬Togo | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4.6 | 12▲1266.7%↩ | 48▲9.5%↩ |
| Wang YudongAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 19 | 11 | 5 | 5.2 | 47 | 39 |
| Chan ShinichiFull-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 23 | 4 | 6 | 4.9 | 28 | 37 |
| M. GueyeWinger | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇸🇳Senegal | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0▼100%↩ | 35▼43%↩ |
| Hu HetaoFull-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 1 | 3 | 5.6 | 38 | 35 |
| Jaume GrauCentral midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇪🇸Spain | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 9▼77.5%↩ | 34▼28.5%↩ |
| Rafael RatãoCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 18 | 3 | 2.9 | 48▲495.1%↩ | 34▼19.3%↩ |
| Li HaoGoalkeeper | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 20 | 34 |
| Jiang ShenglongCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | 27 | 34 |
| Liu HaofanCentre-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 23 | 34 |
| Guilherme SchettineCentre-forward | Tianjin Teda | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2.8 | 24▼19.3%↩ | 33▼26.3%↩ |
| Zhu ChenjieCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 1 | 2 | 4.1 | 25 | 33 |
| Pedro ÁlvaroCentre-back | Shandong Luneng | 🇵🇹Portugal | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 20▼34.6%↩ | 33▼48.7%↩ |
| Yusup UmidjanCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 17 | 33 |
| Lü ZhuoyiFull-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 2 | 4 | 5.5 | 44 | 33 |
| Yang HaoyuAttacking midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2.8 | 13 | 33 |
| Guilherme MadrugaDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 25 | 4 | 1 | 5.4 | 42 | 32 |
| Liu ChengyuCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2.8 | 16 | 32 |
| Xie WennengDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 4 | 8 | 5.4 | 42 | 32 |
| DarlanDefensive midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇧🇷Brazil | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 | 25▲6125%↩ | 32▼40.1%↩ |
| Zhu PengyuCentre-forward | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 2 | 4 | 2.9 | 20 | 32 |
| Xi Yang AlexFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 45 | 32 |
| Xue QinghaoGoalkeeper | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 16 | 32 |
| Aitor CórdobaCentre-back | Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 21▼51.8%↩ | 32▼33%↩ |
| Liu ZhurunCentral midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 5 | 2 | 5.3 | 32 | 32 |
| Xuan ZhijianCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 14 | 31 |
| Wang ShiqinCentre-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 16 | 31 |
| He LonghaiFull-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 0 | 3 | 4.3 | 25 | 31 |
| Huang JiahuiCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 | 25 | 31 |
| Aifeierding AisikaerCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️ | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 5 | 31 |
| Tao QianglongCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3.1 | 19 | 31 |
| Jiwen KuaiWinger | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 5 | 2.6 | 11 | 31 |
| Fan ShuangjieCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 6 | 30 |
| He YiranFull-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 16 | 30 |
| Zhang AihuiFull-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️ | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 10 | 30 |
| Ji JiabaoGoalkeeper | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 30 |
| Liao RongxiangCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 | 7 | 29 |
| Li MoyuWinger | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 3 | 29 |
| Luís AsuéCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17▼35.8%↩ | 29▼51.7%↩ |
| Yang ZihaoCentral midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 29 |
| D. Owusu-SekyereAttacking midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 26 | 3 | 7 | 4.9 | 27 | 29 |
| Yang MingruiAttacking midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 | 5 | 29 |
| P. AmpemWinger | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇬🇭Ghana | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 7▼59.4%↩ | 29▼34.2%↩ |
| A. YakubuCentre-forward | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇬🇭Ghana | 27 | 10 | 7 | 4.8 | 48▲86.3%↩ | 29▼50.6%↩ |
| E. KartsevCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇮🇱Israel | 26 | 1 | 4 | 4.8 | 36▲754.8%↩ | 29▼31.3%↩ |
| Peng XiaoFull-back | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 7 | 29 |
| K. BevisWinger | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇫🇷France | 28 | 4 | 6 | 2.5 | 23 | 29 |
| Wu ShaocongCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 25▲2962.5%↩ | 29▼28.4%↩ |
| O. MarituAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🇨🇩Congo DR | 27 | 9 | 8 | 4.8 | 47 | 29 |
| Guo JiayuGoalkeeper | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 4 | 29 |
| RezendeCentral midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 4▼42.6%↩ | 28▼18.6%↩ |
| Liao JintaoCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 | 25 | 28 |
| Jin YonghaoFull-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2.9 | 13 | 28 |
| Huang RuifengFull-back | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 28 | 28 |
| Mao WeijieAttacking midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | 8 | 28 |
| A. AdemiCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇦🇱Albania | 27 | 4 | 2 | 4.7 | 26▲6.6%↩ | 28▼23.8%↩ |
| Yan BingliangGoalkeeper | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 12 | 28 |
| R. MerkiesDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇫🇷France | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 11 | 28 |
| Huang ZihaoGoalkeeper | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 10 | 28 |
| Mateus VitalDefensive midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 28 | 5 | 8 | 2.8 | 53▲493.3%↩ | 28▼48.3%↩ |
| Liu XinxiangAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3.9 | 23 | 28 |
| Zhang YujieFull-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2.8 | 6 | 28 |
| Yu JinyongGoalkeeper | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 2 | 28 |
| J. DudziakWinger | Beijing Guoan | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 31 | 1 | 2 | 1.1 | 7▲6500%↩ | 28▼14.5%↩ |
| Wang DongchengCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️ | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| Sun Ming HimCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 19 | 28 |
| Wang XianjunFull-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 19 | 28 |
| Mutellip IminqariAttacking midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 28 |
| Zhang YuhangGoalkeeper | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 28 |
| Min ZixiAttacking midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 2 | 27 |
| Bruno XadasCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🇵🇹Portugal | 28 | 7 | 5 | 2.8 | 51▲148.3%↩ | 27▼47.2%↩ |
| Marcel PetrovCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 27 |
| Hu MingyuCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 27 |
| Wu QipengCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 27 |
| Chen XuhuangDefensive midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 13 | 27 |
| Liu YixinFull-back | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 12 | 27 |
| Tiecheng LiuCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Pedro MaranhãoCentral midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 6 | 2 | 4.6 | 38▲410.7%↩ | 27▼38.4%↩ |
| Behram AbduweliCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 8 | 27 |
| Li RuiyueCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Maiwulang MijitiCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 6 | 27 |
| M. PetrovCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Liu RuofanAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 5 | 6 | 4.5 | 29 | 27 |
| Qeyser EzimetCentre-forward | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️ | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Wang ZihaoCentre-forward | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 27 |
| Lu YongtaoDefensive midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 2 | 0 | 4.2 | 16 | 27 |
| Peng HaochenGoalkeeper | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️ | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Yang RuiqiCentre-back | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 | 3 | 27 |
| Mei ShuaijunDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 27 |
| Li ShanghanCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| Wang YifanCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 27 |
| Huang MingCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 27 |
| Dai JinyuCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| He QuanCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 27 |
| Li TingweiCentral midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 27 |
| He XinCentral midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 27 |
| Zhang BinCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 27 |
| Liu HaoranGoalkeeper | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 27 |