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: 2.46 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 2.46 | 778 |
| 2. Serie A Brazil | 2.27 | 946 |
| 3. CONMEBOL Sudamericana International | 2.21 | 377 |
| 4. CONMEBOL Libertadores International | 2.21 | 375 |
| 5. Segunda División Spain | 2.19 | 1,045 |
| 6. Serie B Italy | 2.14 | 985 |
| 7. Super League 1 Greece | 1.93 | 709 |
| 8. La Liga Spain | 1.9 | 1,005 |
| 9. Premier League Ukraine | 1.9 | 603 |
| 10. Primeira Liga Portugal | 1.88 | 883 |
| 11. Bundesliga Austria | 1.84 | 503 |
| 12. Liga I Romania | 1.82 | 825 |
| 13. Liga MX Mexico | 1.77 | 968 |
| 14. Serie A Italy | 1.72 | 992 |
| 15. Ekstraklasa Poland | 1.72 | 823 |
| 16. Super League Switzerland | 1.67 | 651 |
| 17. HNL Croatia | 1.65 | 479 |
| 18. Süper Lig Türkiye | 1.65 | 1,062 |
| 19. UEFA Europa Conference League International | 1.64 | 1,197 |
| 20. Major League Soccer United States | 1.62 | 1,431 |
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Both counted from match events over the same matches, so a league appears only once its records carry cards.