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: 2,62 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Categoría Primera A Kolumbien | 2.62 | 9.493 |
| 2. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 2.39 | 9.979 |
| 3. Segunda División Spanien | 2.3 | 10.797 |
| 4. Copa Libertadores International | 2.15 | 2.674 |
| 5. Copa Sudamericana International | 2.13 | 2.407 |
| 6. First League Bulgarien | 2.1 | 5.125 |
| 7. Serie B Italien | 2.1 | 9.911 |
| 8. First League Nordmazedonien | 2.04 | 3.316 |
| 9. Primera División Chile | 2.04 | 5.339 |
| 10. Primera B Chile | 2 | 4.677 |
| 11. Liga 1 Rumänien | 1.98 | 7.290 |
| 12. Serie C - Girone C Italien | 1.95 | 6.950 |
| 13. Paulista - A1 Brasilien | 1.92 | 1.454 |
| 14. Premjer-Liga Russland | 1.9 | 6.261 |
| 15. Serie C - Girone B Italien | 1.9 | 6.771 |
| 16. 1. Division Zypern | 1.87 | 4.698 |
| 17. Premijer Liga Bosnien und Herzegowina | 1.87 | 3.382 |
| 18. Botola Pro Marokko | 1.86 | 4.131 |
| 19. Paranaense - 1 Brasilien | 1.85 | 1.133 |
| 20. Primera División RFEF - Group 2 Spanien | 1.83 | 5.703 |
| 21. Canadian Premier League Kanada | 1.81 | 1.735 |
| 22. Primera División Peru | 1.79 | 8.744 |
| 23. Carioca - 1 Brasilien | 1.78 | 1.293 |
| 24. Premier Division Irland | 1.75 | 2.927 |
| 25. UEFA Nations League International | 1.72 | 1.639 |
| 26. Prva Crnogorska Liga Montenegro | 1.71 | 3.166 |
| 27. 2. Liga Polen | 1.7 | 6.319 |
| 28. Primera División RFEF - Group 1 Spanien | 1.7 | 5.669 |
| 29. UEFA Conference League International | 1.7 | 6.290 |
| 30. Liga 1 Indonesien | 1.69 | 5.061 |
| 31. Copa do Nordeste Brasilien | 1.68 | 1.196 |
| 32. USL League One Vereinigte Staaten | 1.68 | 3.340 |
| 33. Liga MX Mexiko | 1.66 | 9.045 |
| 34. Ekstraklasa Polen | 1.65 | 6.422 |
| 35. Liga 3 Portugal | 1.63 | 3.882 |
| 36. Primera División Bolivien | 1.62 | 7.247 |
| 37. 1. Liga Polen | 1.61 | 6.621 |
| 38. Second League Bulgarien | 1.6 | 5.797 |
| 39. Super League Schweiz | 1.56 | 6.119 |
| 40. Primeira Liga Portugal | 1.54 | 12.071 |
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.