How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
National League (England) is the most attritional: 0 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. National League England | 0 | 1.585 |
| 2. EFL League One England | 0 | 1.495 |
| 3. EFL League Two England | 0 | 1.470 |
| 4. Championship England | 0 | 1.432 |
| 5. Premier League England | 0 | 1.066 |
| 6. Primera División Spanien | 0 | 1.050 |
| 7. Serie A Brasilien | 0 | 1.017 |
| 8. Eredivisie Niederlande | 0 | 1.014 |
| 9. Torneo Federal A Argentinien | 0 | 981 |
| 10. Serie A Italien | 0 | 972 |
| 11. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 0 | 956 |
| 12. 3. Fußball-Liga Deutschland | 0 | 956 |
| 13. National (D3) Frankreich | 0 | 942 |
| 14. Division 1A Belgien | 0 | 893 |
| 15. Primera B Metropolitana Argentinien | 0 | 883 |
| 16. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 0 | 875 |
| 17. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 0 | 872 |
| 18. Süper Lig Türkei | 0 | 860 |
| 19. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 0 | 855 |
| 20. Primera Nacional Argentinien | 0 | 834 |
| 21. Erovnuli Liga 2 Georgien | 0 | 804 |
| 22. Persha Liga Ukraine | 0 | 792 |
| 23. Liga Nacional Guatemala | 0 | 745 |
| 24. TFF 1. Lig Türkei | 0 | 745 |
| 25. Primera División Venezuela | 0 | 734 |
| 26. TFF 2. Lig Türkei | 0 | 698 |
| 27. Esiliiga Estland | 0 | 686 |
| 28. NB I Ungarn | 0 | 647 |
| 29. Fußball-Regionalliga Ost Österreich | 0 | 639 |
| 30. Primeira Liga Portugal | 0 | 634 |
| 31. Premier League Wales | 0 | 615 |
| 32. Meistriliiga Estland | 0 | 615 |
| 33. Ukrainische Premjer-Liha Ukraine | 0 | 611 |
| 34. Fußball-Regionalliga West Österreich | 0 | 610 |
| 35. Premiership Schottland | 0 | 601 |
| 36. 1st Division Albanien | 0 | 579 |
| 37. NB II Ungarn | 0 | 570 |
| 38. Champions League International | 0 | 568 |
| 39. National 2 - Group A Frankreich | 0 | 568 |
| 40. Ligue 1 Algerien | 0 | 565 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
Both counted from match events over the same matches, so a league appears only once its records carry cards.