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: 2,76 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Categoría Primera A Kolumbien | 2.76 | 916 |
| 2. Serie B Brasilien | 2.3 | 820 |
| 3. Segunda División Spanien | 2.3 | 1.083 |
| 4. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 2.28 | 854 |
| 5. Serie A Brasilien | 2.08 | 923 |
| 6. Primera División Spanien | 1.95 | 1.024 |
| 7. Primeira Liga Portugal | 1.81 | 826 |
| 8. Premjer-Liga Russland | 1.77 | 541 |
| 9. Süper Lig Türkei | 1.73 | 906 |
| 10. Serie B Italien | 1.68 | 1.201 |
| 11. Ukrainische Premjer-Liha Ukraine | 1.67 | 439 |
| 12. Serie A Italien | 1.62 | 1.017 |
| 13. 2. Liga Österreich | 1.61 | 507 |
| 14. Liga 1 Rumänien | 1.59 | 623 |
| 15. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 1.55 | 843 |
| 16. TFF 1. Lig Türkei | 1.53 | 884 |
| 17. Division 1A Belgien | 1.53 | 766 |
| 18. Primera División Peru | 1.53 | 938 |
| 19. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 1.51 | 1.033 |
| 20. Super League Schweiz | 1.5 | 541 |
| 21. 3. Fußball-Liga Deutschland | 1.49 | 1.038 |
| 22. Fußball-Bundesliga Österreich | 1.48 | 520 |
| 23. Championship England | 1.47 | 1.414 |
| 24. Super League Griechenland | 1.47 | 524 |
| 25. Super League China | 1.44 | 732 |
| 26. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 1.44 | 1.037 |
| 27. UEFA Europa League International | 1.43 | 1.209 |
| 28. A-League Men Australien | 1.39 | 422 |
| 29. Premiership Schottland | 1.29 | 594 |
| 30. EFL League One England | 1.29 | 1.412 |
| 31. Fotbollsallsvenskan Schweden | 1.28 | 667 |
| 32. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 1.28 | 855 |
| 33. Champions League International | 1.27 | 647 |
| 34. Premier League England | 1.22 | 1.018 |
| 35. EFL League Two England | 1.21 | 1.473 |
| 36. Eliteserien Norwegen | 1.08 | 682 |
| 37. Eredivisie Niederlande | 1.04 | 988 |
| 38. AFC Champions League International | 1.01 | 425 |
| 39. J1 League Japan | 0.994 | 793 |
| 40. Superliga Dänemark | 0.969 | 706 |
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.