| Song HaoyuFull-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 5 | 25 |
| Duan DezhiCentral midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2 | 25 |
| Li NingCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 | 6 | 26 |
| Shi YanDefensive midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 2 | 26 |
| Wang YuCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 5 | 26 |
| Jin ShunkaiCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 5 | 27 |
| Zhang YujieFull-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2.8 | 6 | 28 |
| R. MerkiesDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇫🇷France | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 11 | 28 |
| Ji JiabaoGoalkeeper | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 5 | 30 |
| Tao QianglongCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3.1 | 19 | 31 |
| Chan ShinichiFull-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 24 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 4.9 | 28 | 37 |
| Song ZiwenhaoCentral midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 23 |
| Zhang JiajieCentral midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 23 |
| Liu GuobaoWinger | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Huang YinghaoCentre-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Han ChengzhiCentre-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Zou ZhenxiangCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Xiao ZhirenGoalkeeper | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Hua MingcanCentral midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Gao YunanCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Tang XuCentre-forward | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 24 |
| Yan QihangCentre-forward | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️ | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 24 |
| A. MezaniCentral midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇦🇱Albania | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 25 |
| Zhang TaoCentre-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 25 |
| Liu BaiyangCentre-forward | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Ablikim AbdusalamCentral midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Asqer AfrdenCentre-forward | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Yang HaochengCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 25 |
| Wang JunqiangCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 26 |
| Chen ZhexuanDefensive midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Zhang JifanCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 26 |
| Zhao ZhichenCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 26 |
| Liu KaiCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 26 |
| S. GuarirapaCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇻🇪Venezuela | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0▼100%↩ | 26▼24%↩ |
| Li SirongFull-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 26 |
| Bao ShengxinDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 3 | 26 |
| Chen YangCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 26 |
| Behram AbduweliCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 8 | 27 |
| Chen XuhuangDefensive midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 13 | 27 |
| Jin YonghaoFull-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2.9 | 13 | 28 |
| Wang ShiqinCentre-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 16 | 31 |
| Hu HetaoFull-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 23 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 5.8 | 38 | 35 |
| Fan ChaoWinger | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 24 |
| Li SudaCentre-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 24 |
| Junxi QiaoCentre-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 24 |
| Chen XingGoalkeeper | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 24 |
| Zikrulla MemetiminFull-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 2 | 25 |
| Jiang WeiyiCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 25 |
| Shen HuanmingCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1 | 25 |
| Lu ZhiyuanCentre-forward | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 25 |
| Zheng JunweiCentre-forward | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 25 |
| Kang JiaweiCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 25 |
| Lei XiCentral midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 25 |
| Zhang ZhaozhiCentral midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 25 |
| Ruan YuanhongCentral midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 25 |
| He XiaokeDefensive midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 25 |
| Hu TaoCentre-forward | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 25 |
| Zhang ZhenyangCentre-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Huo ShenpingGoalkeeper | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Wang ZihaoCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Ma HaoqiCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 26 |
| Yao BoqingGoalkeeper | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 26 |
| He LinhanCentral midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Han JiawenCentral midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Nureli AbbasGoalkeeper | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Yang RuiqiCentre-back | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 | 3 | 27 |
| He XinCentral midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 27 |
| He QuanCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 27 |
| Maiwulang MijitiCentral midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 6 | 27 |
| Mutellip IminqariAttacking midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 3 | 28 |
| Yu JinyongGoalkeeper | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 2 | 28 |
| Guo JiayuGoalkeeper | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 4 | 29 |
| Yusup UmidjanCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 17 | 33 |
| Liu HaofanCentre-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 23 | 34 |
| Li HaoGoalkeeper | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 20 | 34 |
| K. AziangbeDefensive midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇹🇬Togo | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4.6 | 12▲1266.7%↩ | 48▲9.5%↩ |
| Yang CongCentre-forward | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 25 |
| Zhang HaonanGoalkeeper | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 25 |
| Qu GepingCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 25 |
| Wang HanyiGoalkeeper | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 26 |
| Wang JunjieCentral midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 26 |
| Xiang YuhengCentral midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 26 |
| Xu ZhenyaoGoalkeeper | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 26 |
| Jiang YuxuanCentral midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 26 |
| Li XingxianWinger | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 26 |
| Yusup AmutCentral midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 26 |
| Chen ZeshiDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 26 |
| Peng YixiangCentre-forward | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 26 |
| Wang YuxiangCentre-forward | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 26 |
| Abbas NureliGoalkeeper | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️ | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 26 |
| Xu HongCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 27 |
| Wang YuehengCentre-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️ | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 27 |
| Wang YifanCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 27 |
| Huang MingCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 27 |
| Li TingweiCentral midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 27 |
| Zhang BinCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 27 |
| Liu HaoranGoalkeeper | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 27 |
| Min ZixiAttacking midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 2 | 27 |
| Mao WeijieAttacking midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | 8 | 28 |
| Peng XiaoFull-back | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 7 | 29 |