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: 2,68 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Categoría Primera A Kolumbien | 2.68 | 891 |
| 2. Segunda División Spanien | 2.59 | 995 |
| 3. Super League Griechenland | 2.44 | 547 |
| 4. Serie A Brasilien | 2.41 | 827 |
| 5. Liga 1 Rumänien | 2.27 | 617 |
| 6. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 2.25 | 719 |
| 7. Premjer-Liga Russland | 2.22 | 542 |
| 8. Copa Do Brasil Brasilien | 2.18 | 230 |
| 9. Primera División Spanien | 2.08 | 983 |
| 10. Primera División Chile | 2.07 | 621 |
| 11. Primera División Peru | 2.06 | 977 |
| 12. Ukrainische Premjer-Liha Ukraine | 2.05 | 474 |
| 13. Serie B Italien | 1.95 | 884 |
| 14. Primeira Liga Portugal | 1.94 | 826 |
| 15. 1. Division Zypern | 1.86 | 480 |
| 16. Süper Lig Türkei | 1.85 | 821 |
| 17. Serie A Italien | 1.84 | 1.019 |
| 18. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 1.83 | 834 |
| 19. World Cup - Qualification South America International | 1.79 | 242 |
| 20. First League Bulgarien | 1.78 | 595 |
| 21. Serie B Brasilien | 1.76 | 846 |
| 22. Liga MX Mexiko | 1.66 | 895 |
| 23. 3. Fußball-Liga Deutschland | 1.65 | 982 |
| 24. Champions League International | 1.64 | 577 |
| 25. Division 1A Belgien | 1.6 | 777 |
| 26. Super League Schweiz | 1.56 | 550 |
| 27. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 1.55 | 972 |
| 28. TFF 1. Lig Türkei | 1.53 | 811 |
| 29. UEFA Nations League International | 1.51 | 340 |
| 30. Ekstraklasa Polen | 1.51 | 823 |
| 31. Saudi Professional League Saudi-Arabien | 1.51 | 706 |
| 32. Copa del Rey Spanien | 1.5 | 285 |
| 33. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 1.5 | 904 |
| 34. Fußball-Bundesliga Österreich | 1.47 | 564 |
| 35. Premiership Schottland | 1.47 | 578 |
| 36. Indian Super League Indien | 1.46 | 254 |
| 37. 2. Liga Österreich | 1.44 | 716 |
| 38. A-League Men Australien | 1.42 | 427 |
| 39. UEFA Europa League International | 1.4 | 1.407 |
| 40. EFL League One England | 1.38 | 1.468 |
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.