| Che ShiweiCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 11 | 17 |
| O. OmoijuanfoWinger | Changchun Yatai | 🇳🇴Norway | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1.1 | 32 | 16▼3.6%↩ |
| Ye ChuguiAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 16 | 15 |
| Long WeiCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 22 | 15 |
| M. TraoréCentre-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🇲🇱Mali | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 21▼1.9%↩ | 15▼65.4%↩ |
| L. TufegdžićAttacking midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇷🇸Serbia | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1.2 | 11 | 22 |
| F. AcheampongAttacking midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🇬🇭Ghana | 32 | 14 | 3 | 1.2 | 51 | 17 |
| Wilson ManafáFull-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇵🇹Portugal | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1.2 | 31▲2709.1%↩ | 17▼51.8%↩ |
| Chen ZhechaoFull-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 16 | 16 |
| A. MitrițăAttacking midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 8 | 7 | 1.2 | 37▲16.6%↩ | 16▼66.2%↩ |
| 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 |
| RezendeCentral midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 4▼42.6%↩ | 28▼18.6%↩ |
| Y. YeboahCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇬🇭Ghana | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 6▼56.8%↩ | 23▼28.1%↩ |
| Chow TimCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️Chinese Taipei | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1.3 | 47 | 19 |
| Matt OrrCentre-forward | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1.3 | 11 | 19 |
| Deng HanwenFull-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1.3 | 18 | 18 |
| SerginhoAttacking midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 7 | 5 | 1.3 | 35 | 17 |
| Yang MingyangCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | 27 | 17 |
| Cheng JinDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 28 | 17 |
| A. IonițăAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🇷🇴Romania | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 23 | 17 |
| Cristian SalvadorCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1.3 | 43▲1031.6%↩ | 17▼48.2%↩ |
| Ming TianFull-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 | 9 | 17 |
| A. BoupendzaWinger | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇬🇦Gabon | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1.3 | 15▲83.1%↩ | 15▼51.3%↩ |
| Zhang XiuweiDefensive midfielder | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | 16 | 15 |
| Wang JinxianCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1.3 | 15 | 15 |
| T. PellenardCentre-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🇫🇷France | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 14▼47.1%↩ | 20▼35.4%↩ |
| Bruno NazárioAttacking midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 31 | 5 | 9 | 1.4 | 39▲405.2%↩ | 19▼56.5%↩ |
| Denny Wang YiFull-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 14 | 19 |
| Liu YangDefensive midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1.4 | 41 | 18 |
| Wei ShihaoCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 31 | 10 | 8 | 1.4 | 50 | 18 |
| NenéDefensive midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🇵🇹Portugal | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1.4 | 37▲349.4%↩ | 18▼17.6%↩ |
| Zhong YihaoAttacking midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1.4 | 20 | 17 |
| M. YamkamCentre-back | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 9 | 26 |
| Ma ZhenGoalkeeper | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 14 | 25 |
| Yue Tze NamFull-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 10 | 24 |
| Hu RuibaoCentre-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 12 | 22 |
| Li ShenyuanCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 15 | 20 |
| Alberto QuilesCentre-forward | Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 31 | 16 | 2 | 1.5 | 53▲140.3%↩ | 20▼50%↩ |
| Zhang HuachenDefensive midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 15 | 19 |
| Yang FanFull-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 21 | 17 |
| Iago MaidanaCentre-back | Henan Jianye | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1.6 | 19▲63.2%↩ | 21▼58.3%↩ |
| A. LéauteyCentral midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇫🇷France | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1.6 | 26▼43.8%↩ | 19▼62.9%↩ |
| Ba DunFull-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1.6 | 29 | 19 |
| P. AmpemWinger | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇬🇭Ghana | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 7▼59.4%↩ | 29▼34.2%↩ |
| Bai YangCentre-back | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 17 | 22 |
| D. Lamkel ZéCentre-forward | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1.7 | 25▲88.6%↩ | 18▼54.8%↩ |
| Xie WeijunFull-back | Tianjin Teda | 🏳️China PR | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 18 | 22 |
| Matheus JussaDefensive midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 33▲84.4%↩ | 22▼57.1%↩ |
| GabrielzinhoAttacking midfielder | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1.8 | 45▲206.8%↩ | 22▼45.3%↩ |
| DawhanCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1.8 | 43▲37.7%↩ | 21▼48.2%↩ |
| Wei ZhenCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 20 | 20 |
| Yang ShuaiCentre-back | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 12 | 20 |
| Wesley MoraesCentre-forward | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1.8 | 32 | 20▼59.2%↩ |
| Li ZhizhaoGoalkeeper | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 18 |
| Dai Wai-tsunCentral midfielder | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 18 |
| Chen GuokangCentral midfielder | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 18 |
| Chen GuoliangCentre-back | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 18 |
| Park Jin-SeopDefensive midfielder | Hangzhou Greentown | 🇰🇷Korea Republic | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 18▲160.3%↩ | 16▼55.3%↩ |
| Jaume GrauCentral midfielder | Tianjin Teda | 🇪🇸Spain | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 9▼77.5%↩ | 34▼28.5%↩ |
| Wen ZhanlinCentre-back | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 25 |
| RômuloCentral midfielder | Chengdu Better City | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 8 | 7 | 1.9 | 50▼5.3%↩ | 22▼59.6%↩ |
| CryzanAttacking midfielder | Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 30 | 11 | 9 | 1.9 | 54▲78.1%↩ | 22▼63%↩ |
| Pedro DelgadoCentral midfielder | Dalian Zhixing | 🇵🇹Portugal | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1.9 | 18 | 21 |
| Zhang YuningCentre-forward | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1.9 | 26 | 21 |
| Tsui Wang KitFull-back | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️Hong Kong, China | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1.9 | 29 | 20 |
| A. ChengGoalkeeper | Beijing Guoan | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 19 |
| N. RadmanovacCentre-back | Qingdao Jonoon | 🇷🇸Serbia | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1.9 | 10▼47.9%↩ | 19▼31.7%↩ |
| Wei MinzheGoalkeeper | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 19 |
| Shi ChenglongGoalkeeper | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 19 |
| Shan HuanhuanCentre-forward | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 19 |
| Dilyimit TudiDefensive midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 2 | 19 |
| Torstein Bjartarson ØstergaardCentre-back | Dalian Zhixing | 🇫🇴Faroe Islands | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 18 |
| Wang DongchengCentre-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️ | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| Zhang BoxuanCentre-forward | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Zheng ChuanhuiCentral midfielder | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Li YangCentre-back | Chengdu Better City | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 22 |
| Zhao JianfeiCentre-back | Sichuan Jiuniu | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| M. GueyeWinger | Shanghai Shenhua | 🇸🇳Senegal | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0▼100%↩ | 35▼43%↩ |
| An ZhichengGoalkeeper | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 26 |
| Zhang HaoCentre-forward | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 25 |
| Wang KuanGoalkeeper | Qingdao Jonoon | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 25 |
| Jing BoxiCentre-back | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 25 |
| Liu JunboCentral midfielder | Changchun Yatai | 🏳️China PR | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 25 |
| ZecaCentre-forward | Shandong Luneng | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2.1 | 50▲125%↩ | 23▼44.2%↩ |
| Pedro HenriqueCentre-forward | Yunnan Yukun | 🇧🇷Brazil | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2.1 | 43▲43.9%↩ | 23▼29.3%↩ |
| Lin LiangmingCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2.1 | 38 | 22 |
| Cao YongjingCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🏳️China PR | 29 | 3 | 2 | 2.1 | 33 | 22 |
| Wang Zhen'aoFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 7 | 21 |
| Chen AoCentre-back | Qingdao Youth Island | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 21 |
| Chen KeqiangCentral midfielder | Henan Jianye | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 21 |
| Sun XuelongAttacking midfielder | Yunnan Yukun | 🏳️China PR | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 21 |
| Zhou JunchenWinger | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 21 |
| Chen XingCentre-forward | Wuhan Three Towns | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 21 |
| A. JojoFull-back | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏴England | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 1▲600%↩ | 20▼1%↩ |
| Sun JianxiangGoalkeeper | Meizhou Kejia | 🏳️China PR | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 20 |
| DarlanDefensive midfielder | Wuhan Three Towns | 🇧🇷Brazil | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 | 25▲6125%↩ | 32▼40.1%↩ |
| GugaCentral midfielder | Beijing Guoan | 🇵🇹Portugal | 29 | 4 | 6 | 2.2 | 6▼55.5%↩ | 28▼43.3%↩ |
| Zhang YuhangGoalkeeper | SHANGHAI SIPG | 🏳️ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 28 |
| Marcel PetrovCentre-forward | Shanghai Shenhua | 🏳️ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 27 |