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: 2,57 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 2.57 | 769 |
| 2. Super League Griechenland | 2.36 | 578 |
| 3. Serie A Brasilien | 2.28 | 929 |
| 4. Copa Libertadores International | 2.22 | 357 |
| 5. Serie B Italien | 2.12 | 956 |
| 6. Primeira Liga Portugal | 2.05 | 793 |
| 7. Segunda División Spanien | 1.97 | 1.190 |
| 8. HNL Kroatien | 1.95 | 424 |
| 9. Liga 1 Rumänien | 1.94 | 739 |
| 10. UEFA Nations League International | 1.81 | 493 |
| 11. Primera División Spanien | 1.8 | 995 |
| 12. Fußball-Bundesliga Österreich | 1.8 | 537 |
| 13. Copa Sudamericana International | 1.76 | 381 |
| 14. Ukrainische Premjer-Liha Ukraine | 1.74 | 549 |
| 15. UEFA Conference League International | 1.73 | 1.082 |
| 16. Süper Lig Türkei | 1.72 | 1.002 |
| 17. Premjer-Liga Russland | 1.68 | 660 |
| 18. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 1.67 | 931 |
| 19. UEFA Europa League International | 1.66 | 752 |
| 20. Liga MX Mexiko | 1.64 | 927 |
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Both counted from match events over the same matches, so a league appears only once its records carry cards.