How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Serie C (Brazil) is the most attritional: 3.08 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Serie C Brazil | 3.08 | 465 |
| 2. Primera División Venezuela | 2.72 | 544 |
| 3. Serie B Brazil | 2.69 | 796 |
| 4. Copa de la Liga Profesional Argentina | 2.59 | 394 |
| 5. First League North Macedonia | 2.59 | 446 |
| 6. Primera Nacional Argentina | 2.58 | 1,411 |
| 7. Liga Pro Ecuador | 2.58 | 596 |
| 8. Primera A Colombia | 2.54 | 1,019 |
| 9. Second League Bulgaria | 2.49 | 663 |
| 10. Liga Nacional Guatemala | 2.49 | 539 |
| 11. Primera B Colombia | 2.48 | 681 |
| 12. Primera B Chile | 2.47 | 651 |
| 13. Primera División Uruguay | 2.47 | 433 |
| 14. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 2.46 | 778 |
| 15. Liga Panameña de Fútbol Panama | 2.45 | 509 |
| 16. Serie C - Girone C Italy | 2.35 | 895 |
| 17. Primera División RFEF - Group 2 Spain | 2.32 | 859 |
| 18. Primera División Peru | 2.3 | 849 |
| 19. II Liga - East Poland | 2.29 | 811 |
| 20. Serie C - Girone A Italy | 2.28 | 847 |
| 21. Serie A Brazil | 2.27 | 946 |
| 22. Copa de la División Profesional Bolivia | 2.26 | 242 |
| 23. Paulista - A1 Brazil | 2.23 | 231 |
| 24. First League Bulgaria | 2.23 | 681 |
| 25. CONMEBOL Sudamericana International | 2.21 | 377 |
| 26. CONMEBOL Libertadores International | 2.21 | 375 |
| 27. Liga Nacional Honduras | 2.2 | 528 |
| 28. Serie C - Girone B Italy | 2.19 | 915 |
| 29. Segunda División Spain | 2.19 | 1,045 |
| 30. Liga 2 Indonesia | 2.19 | 631 |
| 31. Primera División RFEF - Group 1 Spain | 2.19 | 815 |
| 32. Primera División Bolivia | 2.17 | 752 |
| 33. Liga 3 Portugal | 2.17 | 738 |
| 34. Segunda Liga Portugal | 2.15 | 753 |
| 35. Serie B Italy | 2.14 | 985 |
| 36. Superliga Albania | 2.08 | 422 |
| 37. Primera División Chile | 2.06 | 651 |
| 38. Division Profesional - Apertura Paraguay | 2.04 | 317 |
| 39. Liga II Romania | 2 | 595 |
| 40. I Liga Poland | 1.96 | 823 |
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.