| Liu BinbinAttacking midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 | 8 |
| Tan LongCentre-forward | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 38 | 9 | 1 | 0.4 | 35 | 9 |
| Lin ChuangyiCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 | 20 | 10 |
| U. SpajićFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🇷🇸Serbia | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 16▲192.6%↩ | 10▼64.4%↩ |
| Yang ChaoshengCentral midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0.6 | 23 | 11 |
| Liao ChengjianCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 17 | 11 |
| Shi KeFull-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 6 | 11 |
| Jin YangyangCentre-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 20 | 12 |
| Li HailongFull-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 13 |
| Tang ChuangCentre-forward | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 13 |
| Han ZilongCentral midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 27 | 13 |
| Gan ChaoFull-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 |
| Li SongyiCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 17 | 13 |
| Zhang XiaobinCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 |
| Feng JinDefensive midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 33 | 14 |
| I. AlimiCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🇦🇱Albania | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 14 |
| M. TolićAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇭🇷Croatia | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| Zhang XiuweiDefensive midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | 16 | 15 |
| Ye ChuguiAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 16 | 15 |
| Park Jin-SeopDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 18▲160.3%↩ | 16▼55.3%↩ |
| Yang YimingCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1.2 | 22 | 16 |
| Ming TianFull-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 9 | 17 |
| M. CheukouaWinger | Meizhou Kejia | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 12 | 17 |
| Zhao BoGoalkeeper | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 12 | 17 |
| J. SalazarWinger | Changchun Yatai | 🇨🇴Colombia | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11▼40%↩ | 17▼45.7%↩ |
| Chen PuWinger | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| Zhang YuanCentral midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 10 | 18 |
| Matt OrrCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1.3 | 11 | 19 |
| Li ShenyuanCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 15 | 20 |
| Huang ZhengyuFull-back | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 | 11 | 20 |
| Tsui Wang KitFull-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1.9 | 29 | 20 |
| Pedro DelgadoCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🇵🇹Portugal | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1.9 | 18 | 21 |
| Óscar MelendoAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇪🇸Spain | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8▼62.9%↩ | 21▼63.9%↩ |
| Matheus JussaDefensive midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 33▲84.4%↩ | 22▼57.1%↩ |
| O. GerbigCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 4 | 22 |
| Li YangCentre-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 22 |
| Bai YangCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 17 | 22 |
| Xie WeijunFull-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 18 | 22 |
| Tong LeiDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2.3 | 24 | 23 |
| Daniel PenhaCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2.9 | 17▼41%↩ | 23▼59.5%↩ |
| Yao XuchenCentral midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 | 8 | 23 |
| Zheng HaoqianCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 23 |
| Nélson LuzAttacking midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇦🇴Angola | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2.4 | 24▲419.6%↩ | 25▼52.9%↩ |
| Xu HaoyangDefensive midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 15 | 25 |
| F. BenkovićCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇭🇷Croatia | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 48▲408.4%↩ | 25▼38.5%↩ |
| He YupengFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 5 | 25 |
| B. NkololoCentre-forward | Beijing Guoan | 🇫🇷France | 29 | 4 | 1 | 2.3 | 14▲119.4%↩ | 25▼32.8%↩ |
| Abudulam AbdurasulAttacking midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 4 | 26 |
| Liu JunxianCentre-forward | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 26 |
| 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 |
| Mutellip IminqariAttacking midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 28 |
| Zhang YujieFull-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2.8 | 6 | 28 |
| Mao WeijieAttacking midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 | 8 | 28 |
| 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 |
| Luís AsuéCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17▼35.8%↩ | 29▼51.7%↩ |
| Zhang AihuiFull-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️ | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 10 | 30 |
| He YiranFull-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 16 | 30 |
| Xuan ZhijianCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 14 | 31 |
| Aitor CórdobaCentre-back | Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 21▼51.8%↩ | 32▼33%↩ |
| DarlanDefensive midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇧🇷Brazil | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 | 25▲6125%↩ | 32▼40.1%↩ |
| Guilherme MadrugaDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 25 | 4 | 1 | 5.4 | 42 | 32 |
| Yang HaoyuAttacking midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2.8 | 13 | 33 |
| Guilherme SchettineCentre-forward | Tianjin Teda | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2.8 | 24▼19.3%↩ | 33▼26.3%↩ |
| K. AziangbeDefensive midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇹🇬Togo | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4.6 | 12▲1266.7%↩ | 48▲9.5%↩ |
| Yang BoyuCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ge ZhenCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AlanCentre-forward | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0▼100%↩ | 1▼90.7%↩ |
| Liu Yi IICentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jiang NingCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zhu BaojieCentral midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Liu ZhenliGoalkeeper | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wang XuanhongCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tian YongCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cui ZhongkaiCentre-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gu CaoCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ai KesenCentre-forward | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lu WenjunCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zhang LinpengCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 10 | 4 |
| Ma XingyuCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Du JunpengCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Ren HangCentre-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 5 | 4 |
| Li GuangwenCentral midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jiang JihongCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Du JinlongCentre-forward | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Shi XiaotianGoalkeeper | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Cai HuikangCentral midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Yang HeCentre-forward | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Liu JunGoalkeeper | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 |
| Mirahmetjan MuzepperCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 5 |
| Sun BoCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 5 |
| Ding HaifengFull-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 5 |
| E. KangwaCentre-forward | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇿🇲Zambia | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0▼100%↩ | 5▼76.8%↩ |
| Wang ShixinCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Wang ZihuaCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Shi ZheCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Yang KuoCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Zhang JiaqiDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 5 |
| Dong HangGoalkeeper | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 |