| Yang YimingCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1.2 | 22 | 16 |
| Liu JunshuaiCentre-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1.2 | 20 | 15 |
| Filipe AugustoCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0.9 | 32▲362.9%↩ | 13▼53.6%↩ |
| Zhong JinbaoDefensive midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0.9 | 18 | 12 |
| Luo JingAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0.8 | 17 | 12 |
| Lin ChuangyiCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 | 20 | 10 |
| R. BerićWinger | Changchun Yatai | 🇸🇮Slovenia | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | 14▼58.5%↩ | 8▼69.7%↩ |
| Cheng ChangchengCentre-forward | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0.4 | 10 | 7 |
| Liu XinyuCentre-forward | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | 8 | 6 |
| Gao DiCentre-forward | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | 7 | 6 |
| Yang HaoyuAttacking midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2.8 | 13 | 33 |
| D. Owusu-SekyereAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 26 | 3 | 7 | 4.5 | 27 | 29 |
| R. MerkiesDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇫🇷France | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2.8 | 11 | 28 |
| Yue Tze NamFull-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1.4 | 10 | 23 |
| Cao YongjingCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 3 | 2 | 2.1 | 33 | 22 |
| Tsui Wang KitFull-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1.9 | 29 | 20 |
| Pedro DelgadoCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🇵🇹Portugal | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1.7 | 18 | 19 |
| Yang MingyangCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | 27 | 17 |
| A. IonițăAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 23 | 17 |
| M. CheukouaWinger | Meizhou Kejia | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 12 | 17 |
| Lucas PossignoloCentre-back | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1.1 | 27▼23.8%↩ | 17▼65.7%↩ |
| Ye ChuguiAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 16 | 15 |
| Liu YunAttacking midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1.1 | 18 | 15 |
| M. PalaciosCentre-forward | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇨🇴Colombia | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0.8 | 21▲74.6%↩ | 13▼54.8%↩ |
| Han ZilongCentral midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 | 27 | 13 |
| Yang ChaoshengCentral midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0.6 | 23 | 11 |
| TiagoCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 | 17 | 10 |
| Fernando KarangaCentre-forward | Dalian Zhixing | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 | 10 | 6 |
| Chan ShinichiFull-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 23 | 4 | 6 | 4.7 | 28 | 37 |
| Jiang ShenglongCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | 27 | 34 |
| Guilherme MadrugaDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 25 | 4 | 1 | 5.4 | 42▲1818.2%↩ | 32▼41.5%↩ |
| Xie WennengDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 25 | 4 | 8 | 5.4 | 42 | 32 |
| Luís AsuéCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17▼35.8%↩ | 29▼51.7%↩ |
| A. AdemiCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🇦🇱Albania | 27 | 4 | 2 | 4.3 | 26▲6.6%↩ | 26▼28.9%↩ |
| GugaCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🇵🇹Portugal | 29 | 4 | 6 | 2.2 | 44▲217.5%↩ | 24▼50.5%↩ |
| Iago MaidanaCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1.6 | 19▲63.2%↩ | 21▼58.3%↩ |
| A. BoupendzaWinger | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇬🇦Gabon | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1.4 | 15▲83.1%↩ | 18▼42.9%↩ |
| E. ÓmarssonCentre-forward | Meizhou Kejia | 🇮🇸Iceland | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19▼47.7%↩ | 14▼69.8%↩ |
| R. DugalićCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇷🇸Serbia | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0.8 | 29 | 13 |
| Wang ShenchaoFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 20 | 7 |
| Zhang XizheCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 35 | 4 | 5 | 0.3 | 14 | 7 |
| Liu ChengyuCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2.8 | 16 | 32 |
| Liu ZhurunCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 5 | 2 | 5.3 | 32 | 32 |
| Matheus ÍndioDefensive midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇧🇷Brazil | 26 | 5 | 2 | 5.1 | 41▲5814.3%↩ | 30▼40.7%↩ |
| Mateus VitalDefensive midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 28 | 5 | 8 | 2.8 | 53▲493.3%↩ | 28▼48.3%↩ |
| J. MbekeliAttacking midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 27 | 5 | 3 | 4.6 | 29▲5.2%↩ | 27▼43.4%↩ |
| Liu RuofanAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 5 | 6 | 4.5 | 29 | 27 |
| Hou YongyongCentre-forward | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2.6 | 25▼54.7%↩ | 26▼23.8%↩ |
| Nélson LuzAttacking midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇦🇴Angola | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2.4 | 24▲419.6%↩ | 25▼52.9%↩ |
| Bruno NazárioAttacking midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 5 | 9 | 1.4 | 39▲405.2%↩ | 19▼56.5%↩ |
| Chow TimCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️Chinese Taipei | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1.2 | 47 | 18 |
| Zhong YihaoAttacking midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1.4 | 20 | 17 |
| T. LetschertCentre-back | Chengdu Better City | 🇳🇱Netherlands | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0.8 | 42▲20.2%↩ | 14▼51.2%↩ |
| Rodrigo HenriqueAttacking midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 5 | 7 | 0.8 | 36 | 14 |
| Wang QiumingCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0.8 | 38 | 13 |
| Z. LabyadCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🇲🇦Morocco | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0.7 | 34▲959.4%↩ | 12▼57.9%↩ |
| E. SarićCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 40▲69.9%↩ | 11▼45%↩ |
| Tao QianglongCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3.1 | 19 | 31 |
| Liu XinxiangAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 6 | 3 | 3.9 | 23 | 28 |
| Duan LiuyuAttacking midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2.4 | 27 | 24 |
| Lin LiangmingCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2.1 | 38 | 22 |
| Zhang YuningCentre-forward | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1.9 | 26 | 21 |
| O. OmoijuanfoWinger | Changchun Yatai | 🇳🇴Norway | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1.1 | 32 | 16▼3.6%↩ |
| C. MaleleCentre-forward | Dalian Zhixing | 🇨🇭Switzerland | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 29▲21%↩ | 15▼65.1%↩ |
| João TeixeiraAttacking midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇵🇹Portugal | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0.9 | 31▲103.3%↩ | 15▼64%↩ |
| Lucas MaiaCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0.8 | 22 | 14 |
| Gustavo SauerCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 6 | 6 | 0.8 | 50 | 14▼39.1%↩ |
| Edu GarcíaCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇪🇸Spain | 36 | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 43 | 11 |
| Yu HanchaoCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 39 | 6 | 3 | 0.1 | 19 | 4 |
| Bruno XadasCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🇵🇹Portugal | 28 | 7 | 5 | 2.8 | 51▲148.3%↩ | 27▼47.2%↩ |
| D. Lamkel ZéCentre-forward | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1.7 | 25▲88.6%↩ | 18▼54.8%↩ |
| SerginhoAttacking midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 7 | 5 | 1.3 | 35 | 17 |
| DavidsonAttacking midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇧🇷Brazil | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0.6 | 34▲197.4%↩ | 13▼5.9%↩ |
| GustavoCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0.8 | 21▲231.7%↩ | 12▼53.3%↩ |
| Saulo MineiroWinger | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 8 | 6 | 2.2 | 53 | 23▼32%↩ |
| RômuloCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 8 | 7 | 1.9 | 50▼5.3%↩ | 22▼59.6%↩ |
| A. MitrițăAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 8 | 7 | 1.2 | 37▲16.6%↩ | 16▼66.2%↩ |
| O. MarituAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🇨🇩Congo DR | 26 | 9 | 8 | 5.3 | 47 | 31 |
| Wu XiDefensive midfielder | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 37 | 9 | 5 | 0.4 | 59 | 11 |
| Tan LongCentre-forward | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 38 | 9 | 1 | 0.4 | 35 | 9 |
| A. YakubuCentre-forward | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇬🇭Ghana | 27 | 10 | 7 | 4.8 | 48▲86.3%↩ | 29▼50.6%↩ |
| Felippe CardosoCentre-forward | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 10 | 6 | 4.6 | 44▲858.7%↩ | 27▲3.4%↩ |
| Yago CarielloCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇧🇷Brazil | 27 | 10 | 1 | 4.2 | 27▲1.9%↩ | 25▼47.6%↩ |
| Wesley MoraesCentre-forward | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1.8 | 32 | 20▼59.2%↩ |
| A. TudorieCentre-forward | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇷🇴Romania | 30 | 10 | 0 | 1.6 | 35 | 19▼19.5%↩ |
| Wei ShihaoCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 10 | 8 | 1.4 | 50 | 18 |
| André LuísCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇧🇷Brazil | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1.1 | 41▲53.5%↩ | 16▼59%↩ |
| F. AndrijaševićCentre-forward | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇭🇷Croatia | 35 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 38 | 9 |
| Wang YudongAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 19 | 11 | 5 | 5.1 | 47 | 38 |
| Pedro HenriqueCentre-forward | Yunnan Yukun | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2.1 | 43▲43.9%↩ | 23▼29.3%↩ |
| CryzanAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 11 | 9 | 1.9 | 54▲78.1%↩ | 22▼63%↩ |
| GabrielzinhoAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1.8 | 45▲206.8%↩ | 22▼45.3%↩ |
| Wellington SilvaCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇧🇷Brazil | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0.8 | 53▲362.3%↩ | 14▼59.7%↩ |
| ZecaCentre-forward | Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2.1 | 50▲125%↩ | 23▼44.2%↩ |
| F. AcheampongAttacking midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🇬🇭Ghana | 32 | 14 | 3 | 1.2 | 51 | 17 |
| FelipeCentre-forward | Chengdu Better City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 34 | 15 | 4 | 0.7 | 53▲320.8%↩ | 14▼47.6%↩ |
| Alberto QuilesCentre-forward | Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 16 | 2 | 1.5 | 53▲140.3%↩ | 20▼50%↩ |
| LeonardoCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 21 | 6 | 2.4 | 70▲81.4%↩ | 26▼50.1%↩ |
| V. QazaishviliAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇬🇪Georgia | 33 | 27 | 5 | 0.9 | 79▲408.4%↩ | 16▼34.7%↩ |
| Fábio AbreuCentre-forward | Beijing Guoan | 🇦🇴Angola | 33 | 28 | 6 | 0.9 | 79▲104.1%↩ | 16▼64.1%↩ |