How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Primera División (Uruguay) is the most attritional: 2.5 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Primera División Uruguay | 2.5 | 293 |
| 2. Segunda División Spain | 2.47 | 960 |
| 3. CONMEBOL Sudamericana International | 2.43 | 235 |
| 4. Primera A Colombia | 2.4 | 559 |
| 5. Super League 1 Greece | 2.39 | 533 |
| 6. Liga I Romania | 2.36 | 719 |
| 7. First League Russia | 2.35 | 1,106 |
| 8. Serie C - Girone C Italy | 2.34 | 814 |
| 9. Segunda Liga Portugal | 2.33 | 741 |
| 10. Serie B Brazil | 2.31 | 824 |
| 11. Premier League Russia | 2.29 | 631 |
| 12. First League Bulgaria | 2.27 | 538 |
| 13. Premier League Ukraine | 2.22 | 481 |
| 14. Copa Do Brasil Brazil | 2.22 | 260 |
| 15. Premyer Liqa Azerbaijan | 2.21 | 266 |
| 16. Superliga Albania | 2.19 | 381 |
| 17. Primera Nacional Argentina | 2.19 | 273 |
| 18. Serie C - Girone A Italy | 2.17 | 972 |
| 19. Primera División Costa Rica | 2.14 | 633 |
| 20. Serie B Italy | 2.14 | 927 |
| 21. Liga Pro Ecuador | 2.12 | 663 |
| 22. Primeira Liga Portugal | 2.12 | 744 |
| 23. Premijer Liga Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.09 | 470 |
| 24. Primera División Venezuela | 2.09 | 437 |
| 25. Primera División Peru | 2.08 | 754 |
| 26. Botola Pro Morocco | 2.05 | 538 |
| 27. Liga de Expansión MX Mexico | 2.05 | 662 |
| 28. Primera División Bolivia | 2.04 | 567 |
| 29. First League North Macedonia | 2.04 | 485 |
| 30. Serie A Brazil | 2.03 | 944 |
| 31. I Liga Poland | 2.02 | 717 |
| 32. CONMEBOL Libertadores International | 2.01 | 401 |
| 33. Paulista - A1 Brazil | 1.99 | 237 |
| 34. UEFA Nations League International | 1.98 | 381 |
| 35. Serie C - Girone B Italy | 1.98 | 921 |
| 36. First League Montenegro | 1.97 | 387 |
| 37. Premier League Armenia | 1.96 | 226 |
| 38. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 1.96 | 349 |
| 39. 1. SNL Slovenia | 1.95 | 426 |
| 40. Primera División Chile | 1.94 | 792 |
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.