| Xu XinAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 |
| DavidsonAttacking midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0.6 | 34▲197.4%↩ | 13▼5.9%↩ |
| Zhong JinbaoDefensive midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0.9 | 18 | 12 |
| J. CádizCentre-forward | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇻🇪Venezuela | 31 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0.9 | 13▼72%↩ | 12▼66.2%↩ |
| Peng XinliCentral midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 | 16 | 9 |
| Lü ZhuoyiFull-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 5.5 | 44 | 33 |
| Zhu PengyuCentre-forward | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 2.9 | 20 | 32 |
| E. KartsevCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇮🇱Israel | 26 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 4.8 | 36▲754.8%↩ | 29▼31.3%↩ |
| Iago MaidanaCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1.6 | 19▲63.2%↩ | 21▼58.3%↩ |
| Liu YangDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1.4 | 41 | 18 |
| Yang LiyuAttacking midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1.1 | 12 | 18 |
| Cheng JinDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 28 | 17 |
| A. IonițăAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 23 | 17 |
| FelipeCentre-forward | Chengdu Better City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 34 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 0.7 | 53▲320.8%↩ | 14▼47.6%↩ |
| Luo JingAttacking midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0.8 | 17 | 12 |
| Jiang ZhipengFull-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0.3 | 15 | 7 |
| Wang YudongAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 19 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 5.2 | 47 | 39 |
| Jiwen KuaiWinger | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2.6 | 11 | 31 |
| Bruno XadasCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🇵🇹Portugal | 28 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2.8 | 51▲148.3%↩ | 27▼47.2%↩ |
| GabrielzinhoAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1.8 | 45▲206.8%↩ | 22▼45.3%↩ |
| SerginhoAttacking midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1.3 | 35 | 17 |
| Cristian SalvadorCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1.3 | 43▲1031.6%↩ | 17▼48.2%↩ |
| V. QazaishviliAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇬🇪Georgia | 33 | 30 | 27 | 5 | 0.9 | 79▲408.4%↩ | 16▼34.7%↩ |
| Wang ShangyuanDefensive midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 | 32 | 14 |
| Wu XiDefensive midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 0.4 | 59 | 11 |
| F. AndrijaševićCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇭🇷Croatia | 35 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 38 | 9 |
| Zhang XizheCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0.3 | 14 | 7 |
| Chan ShinichiFull-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 24 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 4.9 | 28 | 37 |
| K. BevisWinger | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇫🇷France | 28 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2.5 | 23 | 29 |
| GugaCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🇵🇹Portugal | 29 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 2.2 | 6▼55.5%↩ | 28▼43.3%↩ |
| Y. GurfinkelFull-back | Chengdu Better City | 🇮🇱Israel | 28 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 2.8 | 44▲1733.3%↩ | 27▼4.2%↩ |
| Liu RuofanAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 4.5 | 29 | 27 |
| LeonardoCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 2.4 | 70▲81.4%↩ | 26▼50.1%↩ |
| Saulo MineiroWinger | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2.2 | 53 | 23▼32%↩ |
| DawhanCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1.8 | 43▲37.7%↩ | 21▼48.2%↩ |
| Li ShuaiFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0.9 | 12 | 18 |
| Fábio AbreuCentre-forward | Beijing Guoan | 🇦🇴Angola | 33 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 0.9 | 79▲104.1%↩ | 16▼64.1%↩ |
| Gustavo SauerCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 0.8 | 50 | 14▼39.1%↩ |
| D. Owusu-SekyereAttacking midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 27 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 4.9 | 27 | 29 |
| A. YakubuCentre-forward | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇬🇭Ghana | 27 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 4.8 | 48▲86.3%↩ | 29▼50.6%↩ |
| RômuloCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 1.9 | 50▼5.3%↩ | 22▼59.6%↩ |
| A. MitrițăAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1.2 | 37▲16.6%↩ | 16▼66.2%↩ |
| Li TixiangDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0.4 | 38 | 13 |
| Xie WennengDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 5.4 | 42 | 32 |
| O. MarituAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🇨🇩Congo DR | 27 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 4.8 | 47 | 29 |
| Mateus VitalDefensive midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 28 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 2.8 | 53▲493.3%↩ | 28▼48.3%↩ |
| Gao TianyiDefensive midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 2.4 | 41 | 24 |
| ZecaCentre-forward | Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2.1 | 50▲125%↩ | 23▼44.2%↩ |
| Wei ShihaoCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 1.4 | 50 | 18 |
| Li YuanyiDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0.7 | 37 | 15 |
| CryzanAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 1.9 | 54▲78.1%↩ | 22▼63%↩ |
| Bruno NazárioAttacking midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 1.4 | 39▲405.2%↩ | 19▼56.5%↩ |