How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Categoría Primera A (Kolumbien) is the most attritional: 2,74 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Categoría Primera A Kolumbien | 2.74 | 1.015 |
| 2. Serie B Italien | 2.5 | 1.032 |
| 3. Super League Griechenland | 2.43 | 575 |
| 4. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 2.36 | 1.024 |
| 5. Segunda División Spanien | 2.34 | 1.055 |
| 6. Ukrainische Premjer-Liha Ukraine | 2.21 | 447 |
| 7. Primeira Liga Portugal | 2.15 | 728 |
| 8. Liga 1 Rumänien | 2.12 | 612 |
| 9. Serie A Brasilien | 2.03 | 912 |
| 10. Premjer-Liga Russland | 1.91 | 512 |
| 11. Primera División Spanien | 1.88 | 1.118 |
| 12. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 1.87 | 761 |
| 13. Süper Lig Türkei | 1.86 | 828 |
| 14. Liga MX Mexiko | 1.83 | 875 |
| 15. TFF 1. Lig Türkei | 1.81 | 828 |
| 16. UEFA Europa League International | 1.75 | 1.178 |
| 17. Serie A Italien | 1.66 | 1.123 |
| 18. A-League Men Australien | 1.57 | 415 |
| 19. Super League China | 1.55 | 640 |
| 20. Champions League International | 1.5 | 615 |
| 21. Fußball-Bundesliga Österreich | 1.48 | 488 |
| 22. Championship England | 1.47 | 1.444 |
| 23. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 1.45 | 991 |
| 24. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 1.43 | 877 |
| 25. 2. Liga Österreich | 1.42 | 516 |
| 26. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 1.39 | 943 |
| 27. Premier League England | 1.38 | 1.064 |
| 28. Division 1A Belgien | 1.36 | 740 |
| 29. EFL League One England | 1.35 | 1.424 |
| 30. Saudi Professional League Saudi-Arabien | 1.34 | 549 |
| 31. Superliga Dänemark | 1.29 | 644 |
| 32. AFC Champions League International | 1.28 | 348 |
| 33. Major League Soccer Vereinigte Staaten | 1.27 | 1.005 |
| 34. Eredivisie Niederlande | 1.14 | 904 |
| 35. Super League Schweiz | 1.08 | 582 |
| 36. Fotbollsallsvenskan Schweden | 1.08 | 733 |
| 37. Eliteserien Norwegen | 1.08 | 653 |
| 38. J1 League Japan | 1.08 | 810 |
| 39. FA Cup England | 0.971 | 488 |
| 40. Premiership Schottland | 0.928 | 628 |
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.