How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Liga Profesional Argentina (Argentinien) is the most attritional: 2,39 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 2.39 | 9.979 |
| 2. Segunda División Spanien | 2.3 | 10.797 |
| 3. Copa Libertadores International | 2.15 | 2.674 |
| 4. Copa Sudamericana International | 2.13 | 2.407 |
| 5. Serie B Italien | 2.1 | 9.911 |
| 6. Liga 1 Rumänien | 1.98 | 7.290 |
| 7. Premjer-Liga Russland | 1.9 | 6.261 |
| 8. UEFA Nations League International | 1.72 | 1.639 |
| 9. UEFA Conference League International | 1.7 | 6.290 |
| 10. Liga MX Mexiko | 1.66 | 9.045 |
| 11. Ekstraklasa Polen | 1.65 | 6.422 |
| 12. Super League Schweiz | 1.56 | 6.119 |
| 13. Primeira Liga Portugal | 1.54 | 12.071 |
| 14. Super League Griechenland | 1.49 | 8.431 |
| 15. Serie A Brasilien | 1.48 | 14.773 |
| 16. UEFA Europa League International | 1.43 | 11.919 |
| 17. Saudi Professional League Saudi-Arabien | 1.42 | 7.394 |
| 18. Super League China | 1.39 | 7.040 |
| 19. Copa del Rey Spanien | 1.38 | 2.379 |
| 20. Primera División Spanien | 1.38 | 15.285 |
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Both counted from match events over the same matches, so a league appears only once its records carry cards.