Which leagues book most?
Yellow cards per match — a rough measure of how tightly a league is refereed.
Liga Profesional Argentina (Argentinien) books more than anyone: 5,45 yellow cards a match.
| League | Bookings per match | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 5.45 | 504 |
| 2. Segunda División Spanien | 5.27 | 462 |
| 3. Super League Griechenland | 5.22 | 230 |
| 4. Primeira Liga Portugal | 5.05 | 304 |
| 5. Serie A Brasilien | 5.01 | 375 |
| 6. Süper Lig Türkei | 4.72 | 300 |
| 7. Liga MX Mexiko | 4.71 | 334 |
| 8. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 4.7 | 300 |
| 9. Super League Schweiz | 4.61 | 230 |
| 10. Serie B Italien | 4.51 | 385 |
| 11. Primera División Spanien | 4.49 | 375 |
| 12. Super Liga Serbien | 4.47 | 287 |
| 13. Premjer-Liga Russland | 4.38 | 244 |
| 14. Major League Soccer Vereinigte Staaten | 4.36 | 528 |
| 15. HNL Kroatien | 4.33 | 171 |
| 16. Liga 1 Rumänien | 4.26 | 315 |
| 17. Ekstraklasa Polen | 4.23 | 297 |
| 18. Fußball-Bundesliga Österreich | 4.18 | 190 |
| 19. Super League China | 4.16 | 234 |
| 20. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 4.13 | 302 |
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Counted from match events, so a league appears only once its matches carry recorded cards.