Which leagues book most?
Yellow cards per match — a rough measure of how tightly a league is refereed.
Ukrainische Premjer-Liha (Ukraine) books more than anyone: 5,76 yellow cards a match.
| League | Bookings per match | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ukrainische Premjer-Liha Ukraine | 5.76 | 185 |
| 2. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 5.53 | 275 |
| 3. Super League Griechenland | 5.53 | 240 |
| 4. Premjer-Liga Russland | 5.46 | 234 |
| 5. Segunda División Spanien | 5.42 | 468 |
| 6. Primeira Liga Portugal | 5.27 | 302 |
| 7. Liga 1 Rumänien | 5.27 | 259 |
| 8. Primera División Spanien | 5.2 | 377 |
| 9. Serie B Italien | 5.17 | 389 |
| 10. Serie A Italien | 5.15 | 377 |
| 11. HNL Kroatien | 5.09 | 179 |
| 12. Super League Schweiz | 5.03 | 181 |
| 13. Süper Lig Türkei | 4.91 | 304 |
| 14. Super Liga Serbien | 4.88 | 233 |
| 15. Serie A Brasilien | 4.59 | 372 |
| 16. Fußball-Bundesliga Österreich | 4.57 | 194 |
| 17. Ekstraklasa Polen | 4.32 | 289 |
| 18. Saudi Professional League Saudi-Arabien | 4.3 | 238 |
| 19. Liga MX Mexiko | 4.29 | 264 |
| 20. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 4.25 | 303 |
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Counted from match events, so a league appears only once its matches carry recorded cards.