| 1 | Lei Wu
Shanghai SIPG | Shanghai SIPG | 29 | 27 |
| 2 | Odion Jude Ighalo
Changchun Yatai | Changchun Yatai | 28 | 21 |
| 3 | Eran Zehavy
Changsha Ginde | Changsha Ginde | 26 | 20 |
| 4 | Cedric Bakambu
Beijing Guo'an | Beijing Guo'an | 23 | 19 |
| 5 | Diego Tardelli
Shandong Luneng | Shandong Luneng | 24 | 17 |
| - | Frank Acheampong
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 26 | 17 |
| 7 | Anderson Souza Conceicao
*Guangzhou | *Guangzhou | 18 | 16 |
| - | Graziano Pellè
Shandong Luneng | Shandong Luneng | 26 | 16 |
| - | Alan Kardec
Chongqing Lifan | Chongqing Lifan | 28 | 16 |
| 10 | Nyasha Mushweki
Dalian Aerbin | Dalian Aerbin | 20 | 15 |
| - | Alexandre Pato
Tianjin Quanjian | Tianjin Quanjian | 23 | 15 |
| 12 | Alan
*Guangzhou | *Guangzhou | 12 | 13 |
| - | Ricardo Goulart
*Guangzhou | *Guangzhou | 19 | 13 |
| - | Paulinho
*Guangzhou | *Guangzhou | 19 | 13 |
| - | Hulk
Shanghai SIPG | Shanghai SIPG | 25 | 13 |
| - | Alex Teixeira
Jiangsu Sainty | Jiangsu Sainty | 28 | 13 |
| 17 | Dong Xuesheng
Hebei China Fortune | Hebei China Fortune | 21 | 12 |
| - | Ezequiel Lavezzi
Hebei China Fortune | Hebei China Fortune | 26 | 12 |
| - | Oscar
Shanghai SIPG | Shanghai SIPG | 29 | 12 |
| 20 | Éder
Jiangsu Sainty | Jiangsu Sainty | 16 | 11 |
| - | Ricardo Vaz Te
Henan FC | Henan FC | 21 | 11 |
| - | Jonathan Viera
Beijing Guo'an | Beijing Guo'an | 27 | 11 |
| - | Bubacarr Trawally
Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | 29 | 11 |
| 24 | Makeni Diop
Shaanxi Zhongxin | Shaanxi Zhongxin | 19 | 10 |
| - | Lin Gao
*Guangzhou | *Guangzhou | 28 | 10 |
| - | Renato Augusto
Beijing Guo'an | Beijing Guo'an | 26 | 10 |
| 27 | Jonathan Soriano
Beijing Guo'an | Beijing Guo'an | 12 | 9 |
| - | Xu Yang
Tianjin Quanjian | Tianjin Quanjian | 25 | 9 |
| - | Renatinho
Changsha Ginde | Changsha Ginde | 25 | 9 |
| 30 | Johnathan
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 14 | 8 |
| 31 | Ajub Masika
Shaanxi Zhongxin | Shaanxi Zhongxin | 14 | 7 |
| - | Elkeson
Shanghai SIPG | Shanghai SIPG | 16 | 7 |
| - | Wenjun Lu
Shanghai SIPG | Shanghai SIPG | 27 | 7 |
| - | Benjamin Moukandjo Bile
Shaanxi Zhongxin | Shaanxi Zhongxin | 18 | 7 |
| - | Zhi Xiao
Changsha Ginde | Changsha Ginde | 23 | 7 |
| - | Fredy Guarin
Shanghai Shenhua | Shanghai Shenhua | 25 | 7 |
| - | Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco
Dalian Aerbin | Dalian Aerbin | 25 | 7 |
| 38 | Hui Jiakang
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 21 | 6 |
| - | Long Tan
Changchun Yatai | Changchun Yatai | 29 | 6 |
| - | Fernando
Chongqing Lifan | Chongqing Lifan | 26 | 6 |
| - | Christian Bassogog
Henan FC | Henan FC | 27 | 6 |
| - | Jin Jingdao
Shandong Luneng | Shandong Luneng | 29 | 6 |
| 43 | Fernando Karanga
Henan FC | Henan FC | 8 | 5 |
| - | zichang Huang
Jiangsu Sainty | Jiangsu Sainty | 19 | 5 |
| - | Demba Ba
Shanghai Shenhua | Shanghai Shenhua | 17 | 5 |
| - | Nikica Jelavic
Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | 18 | 5 |
| - | Kaimu Zheng
Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | 21 | 5 |
| - | Hanchao Yu
*Guangzhou | *Guangzhou | 26 | 5 |
| - | Giovanny Moreno
Shanghai Shenhua | Shanghai Shenhua | 27 | 5 |
| 50 | Jianrong Zhu
Shanghai Shenhua | Shanghai Shenhua | 11 | 4 |