How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Liga Profesional Argentina (Argentina) is the most attritional: 2.56 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 2.56 | 631 |
| 2. Segunda División Spain | 2.53 | 1,063 |
| 3. CONMEBOL Sudamericana International | 2.45 | 204 |
| 4. Super League 1 Greece | 2.44 | 572 |
| 5. Premier League Russia | 2.35 | 571 |
| 6. CONMEBOL Libertadores International | 2.25 | 360 |
| 7. Primeira Liga Portugal | 2.2 | 763 |
| 8. Premier League Ukraine | 2.19 | 520 |
| 9. Serie B Italy | 2.19 | 976 |
| 10. La Liga Spain | 2.17 | 942 |
| 11. HNL Croatia | 2.12 | 450 |
| 12. Liga I Romania | 2.08 | 685 |
| 13. Serie A Brazil | 2.05 | 876 |
| 14. Ligue 2 France | 1.96 | 621 |
| 15. Süper Lig Türkiye | 1.82 | 875 |
| 16. Super Liga Serbia | 1.76 | 665 |
| 17. Serie A Italy | 1.76 | 1,168 |
| 18. Super League Switzerland | 1.73 | 550 |
| 19. Ekstraklasa Poland | 1.7 | 767 |
| 20. UEFA Europa League International | 1.63 | 1,414 |
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Both counted from match events over the same matches, so a league appears only once its records carry cards.