How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Primera Nacional (Argentina) is the most attritional: 2.93 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Primera Nacional Argentina | 2.93 | 1,330 |
| 2. Primera A Colombia | 2.63 | 932 |
| 3. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 2.57 | 769 |
| 4. Serie B Brazil | 2.54 | 832 |
| 5. Primera División Venezuela | 2.52 | 565 |
| 6. First League North Macedonia | 2.49 | 440 |
| 7. Liga Nacional Guatemala | 2.45 | 547 |
| 8. Division Profesional - Clausura Paraguay | 2.38 | 277 |
| 9. Liga Panameña de Fútbol Panama | 2.37 | 465 |
| 10. Super League 1 Greece | 2.36 | 578 |
| 11. Ligue 1 Algeria | 2.34 | 467 |
| 12. Liga Nacional Honduras | 2.34 | 505 |
| 13. Carioca - 1 Brazil | 2.33 | 200 |
| 14. Primera División RFEF - Group 2 Spain | 2.31 | 900 |
| 15. Serie A Brazil | 2.28 | 929 |
| 16. Premier Division Ireland | 2.27 | 412 |
| 17. Prva Liga Serbia | 2.26 | 636 |
| 18. CONMEBOL Libertadores International | 2.22 | 357 |
| 19. Paulista - A1 Brazil | 2.21 | 228 |
| 20. Primera División Uruguay | 2.21 | 461 |
| 21. Superliga Albania | 2.18 | 409 |
| 22. Primera División Chile | 2.17 | 664 |
| 23. Second League Bulgaria | 2.16 | 867 |
| 24. First NL Croatia | 2.16 | 434 |
| 25. Primera B Chile | 2.15 | 627 |
| 26. Serie C - Girone B Italy | 2.14 | 897 |
| 27. Serie B Italy | 2.12 | 956 |
| 28. Primera B Colombia | 2.11 | 732 |
| 29. Canadian Premier League Canada | 2.1 | 292 |
| 30. Serie C Brazil | 2.1 | 522 |
| 31. Ligue 1 Tunisia | 2.09 | 486 |
| 32. Catarinense - 1 Brazil | 2.09 | 203 |
| 33. Segunda Liga Portugal | 2.09 | 774 |
| 34. Serie C - Girone C Italy | 2.08 | 911 |
| 35. Primeira Liga Portugal | 2.05 | 793 |
| 36. A Lyga Lithuania | 2.05 | 427 |
| 37. Liga 2 Indonesia | 2.02 | 727 |
| 38. USL Championship United States | 2.02 | 1,116 |
| 39. Primera División Bolivia | 2.01 | 949 |
| 40. Serie C - Girone A Italy | 2 | 873 |
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.