Which leagues book most?
Yellow cards per match — a rough measure of how tightly a league is refereed.
Primera División (Bolivien) books more than anyone: 5,97 yellow cards a match.
| League | Bookings per match | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Primera División Bolivien | 5.97 | 1.821 |
| 2. Categoría Primera A Kolumbien | 5.68 | 4.153 |
| 3. Primera División Venezuela | 5.59 | 1.667 |
| 4. Primera División Profesional de Uruguay Uruguay | 5.52 | 1.068 |
| 5. First League Nordmazedonien | 5.36 | 1.215 |
| 6. Segunda Liga Portugal | 5.32 | 2.160 |
| 7. Super League Griechenland | 5.27 | 2.280 |
| 8. Liga Pro Ecuador | 5.27 | 1.827 |
| 9. Primera B Chile | 5.27 | 1.654 |
| 10. Liga de Expansión MX Mexiko | 5.26 | 1.746 |
| 11. Primeira Liga Portugal | 5.2 | 3.370 |
| 12. USL League One Vereinigte Staaten | 5.16 | 1.046 |
| 13. 2. Liga Polen | 5.13 | 2.013 |
| 14. Primera División Peru | 5.11 | 2.824 |
| 15. Serie C Brasilien | 5.1 | 1.013 |
| 16. Primera División Costa Rica | 5.09 | 1.809 |
| 17. Segunda División Spanien | 5.09 | 4.643 |
| 18. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 5.08 | 4.446 |
| 19. Liga Nacional Guatemala | 5.06 | 1.413 |
| 20. Primera División Spanien | 5.01 | 4.010 |
| 21. First League Bulgarien | 4.99 | 2.057 |
| 22. Segunda División Peru | 4.99 | 814 |
| 23. Primera División Chile | 4.98 | 2.018 |
| 24. Second League Bulgarien | 4.98 | 1.773 |
| 25. Serie C - Girone C Italien | 4.97 | 2.575 |
| 26. ANAPROF Panama | 4.96 | 870 |
| 27. Serie B Italien | 4.94 | 4.002 |
| 28. Serie A Brasilien | 4.92 | 4.195 |
| 29. Primera División RFEF - Group 2 Spanien | 4.9 | 2.004 |
| 30. Liga 1 Rumänien | 4.85 | 2.852 |
| 31. Division Profesional - Clausura Paraguay | 4.82 | 864 |
| 32. 2. liga Slowakei | 4.82 | 1.383 |
| 33. Serie C - Girone B Italien | 4.82 | 2.523 |
| 34. Categoría Primera B Kolumbien | 4.81 | 1.415 |
| 35. Ukrainische Premjer-Liha Ukraine | 4.81 | 1.971 |
| 36. UEFA Youth League International | 4.81 | 990 |
| 37. Challenge League Schweiz | 4.81 | 1.316 |
| 38. Serie B Brasilien | 4.8 | 3.557 |
| 39. USL Championship Vereinigte Staaten | 4.8 | 2.931 |
| 40. Primera Nacional Argentinien | 4.8 | 3.922 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
Counted from match events, so a league appears only once its matches carry recorded cards.