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: 3.2 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Primera División Uruguay | 3.2 | 370 |
| 2. Segunda División Spain | 2.69 | 944 |
| 3. Liga Pro Ecuador | 2.61 | 586 |
| 4. Primera A Colombia | 2.58 | 1,014 |
| 5. Liga de Expansión MX Mexico | 2.56 | 854 |
| 6. Primera División Bolivia | 2.53 | 932 |
| 7. Primera B Chile | 2.53 | 659 |
| 8. Primera División Venezuela | 2.53 | 657 |
| 9. Serie B Brazil | 2.45 | 766 |
| 10. Serie C - Girone A Italy | 2.43 | 884 |
| 11. Serie C - Girone B Italy | 2.43 | 859 |
| 12. Liga Nacional Guatemala | 2.42 | 718 |
| 13. Serie C Brazil | 2.42 | 501 |
| 14. Primera Nacional Argentina | 2.41 | 1,390 |
| 15. Primeira Liga Portugal | 2.39 | 766 |
| 16. Primera División RFEF - Group 2 Spain | 2.37 | 809 |
| 17. First League Bulgaria | 2.36 | 668 |
| 18. Primera División RFEF - Group 1 Spain | 2.36 | 844 |
| 19. Second League Bulgaria | 2.35 | 690 |
| 20. Botola Pro Morocco | 2.34 | 512 |
| 21. Serie B Italy | 2.34 | 908 |
| 22. Serie C - Girone C Italy | 2.32 | 902 |
| 23. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 2.31 | 1,347 |
| 24. Segunda Liga Portugal | 2.29 | 810 |
| 25. Division Profesional - Clausura Paraguay | 2.28 | 323 |
| 26. Primera B Colombia | 2.27 | 635 |
| 27. USL League One United States | 2.23 | 461 |
| 28. CONMEBOL Libertadores International | 2.22 | 375 |
| 29. CONMEBOL Sudamericana International | 2.21 | 382 |
| 30. Primera División Chile | 2.19 | 613 |
| 31. First League North Macedonia | 2.19 | 415 |
| 32. Serie A Brazil | 2.18 | 905 |
| 33. Primera División Peru | 2.15 | 937 |
| 34. La Liga Spain | 2.15 | 955 |
| 35. Premijer Liga Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.14 | 489 |
| 36. Segunda División Peru | 2.11 | 431 |
| 37. II Liga - East Poland | 2.1 | 854 |
| 38. Super League 1 Greece | 2.09 | 564 |
| 39. Primera División Costa Rica | 2.08 | 692 |
| 40. Liga II Romania | 2.06 | 648 |
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.