How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Primera A (Colombia) is the most attritional: 2.81 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Primera A Colombia | 2.81 | 1,008 |
| 2. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 2.56 | 631 |
| 3. Segunda División Spain | 2.53 | 1,063 |
| 4. Serie B Brazil | 2.52 | 788 |
| 5. CONMEBOL Sudamericana International | 2.45 | 204 |
| 6. Super League 1 Greece | 2.44 | 572 |
| 7. Premier League Russia | 2.35 | 571 |
| 8. Primera División Peru | 2.31 | 802 |
| 9. First League Russia | 2.28 | 648 |
| 10. Serie C - Girone B Italy | 2.27 | 614 |
| 11. Primera Nacional Argentina | 2.26 | 691 |
| 12. CONMEBOL Libertadores International | 2.25 | 360 |
| 13. Segunda Liga Portugal | 2.24 | 522 |
| 14. Primeira Liga Portugal | 2.2 | 763 |
| 15. Premier League Ukraine | 2.19 | 520 |
| 16. Serie B Italy | 2.19 | 976 |
| 17. La Liga Spain | 2.17 | 942 |
| 18. 1. Lig Türkiye | 2.16 | 784 |
| 19. Copa Do Brasil Brazil | 2.14 | 241 |
| 20. HNL Croatia | 2.12 | 450 |
| 21. Premyer Liqa Azerbaijan | 2.08 | 203 |
| 22. Liga I Romania | 2.08 | 685 |
| 23. Serie C - Girone C Italy | 2.07 | 711 |
| 24. Serie A Brazil | 2.05 | 876 |
| 25. Serie C - Girone A Italy | 2.03 | 689 |
| 26. First League Bulgaria | 2.02 | 549 |
| 27. Division Profesional - Clausura Paraguay | 1.99 | 339 |
| 28. Primera División Costa Rica | 1.96 | 799 |
| 29. Ligue 2 France | 1.96 | 621 |
| 30. First League North Macedonia | 1.96 | 252 |
| 31. Liga Pro Ecuador | 1.94 | 673 |
| 32. Ligat Ha'al Israel | 1.9 | 565 |
| 33. Botola Pro Morocco | 1.88 | 524 |
| 34. NB I Hungary | 1.83 | 543 |
| 35. Premier League Malta | 1.82 | 396 |
| 36. Süper Lig Türkiye | 1.82 | 875 |
| 37. Primera División Chile | 1.82 | 514 |
| 38. Superliga Albania | 1.79 | 458 |
| 39. Czech Liga Czechia | 1.79 | 708 |
| 40. Super Liga Serbia | 1.76 | 665 |
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.