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: 3.03 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Serie C Brazil | 3.03 | 432 |
| 2. Primera B Chile | 2.89 | 591 |
| 3. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 2.88 | 988 |
| 4. Primera Nacional Argentina | 2.87 | 1,131 |
| 5. Primera A Colombia | 2.74 | 1,030 |
| 6. Primera B Metropolitana Argentina | 2.68 | 885 |
| 7. Primera División Venezuela | 2.62 | 557 |
| 8. Ligue 1 Tunisia | 2.53 | 408 |
| 9. Segunda Liga Portugal | 2.5 | 749 |
| 10. Primera B Colombia | 2.48 | 721 |
| 11. Superliga Albania | 2.45 | 421 |
| 12. 1a Divisió Andorra | 2.43 | 295 |
| 13. Primera División RFEF - Group 2 Spain | 2.43 | 856 |
| 14. Serie B Brazil | 2.41 | 843 |
| 15. Liga Nacional Guatemala | 2.41 | 703 |
| 16. Botola Pro Morocco | 2.39 | 528 |
| 17. Division Profesional - Apertura Paraguay | 2.37 | 288 |
| 18. Primera División Costa Rica | 2.33 | 474 |
| 19. Primera División Uruguay | 2.28 | 416 |
| 20. Primera División Chile | 2.25 | 636 |
| 21. Premier League Egypt | 2.22 | 651 |
| 22. Liga Panameña de Fútbol Panama | 2.2 | 502 |
| 23. Division Profesional - Clausura Paraguay | 2.19 | 341 |
| 24. Liga de Expansión MX Mexico | 2.19 | 679 |
| 25. Liga 3 Portugal | 2.18 | 660 |
| 26. Torneo Federal A Argentina | 2.18 | 1,146 |
| 27. Primera División RFEF - Group 1 Spain | 2.17 | 921 |
| 28. Segunda División Chile | 2.17 | 470 |
| 29. Prva Liga Serbia | 2.13 | 697 |
| 30. Persian Gulf Pro League Iran | 2.13 | 320 |
| 31. Premier Division Ireland | 2.11 | 440 |
| 32. Premijer Liga Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.1 | 389 |
| 33. CONMEBOL Libertadores International | 2.09 | 355 |
| 34. Segunda División Spain | 2.09 | 1,229 |
| 35. Super League 1 Greece | 2.09 | 606 |
| 36. First League Bulgaria | 2.08 | 672 |
| 37. Serie A Brazil | 2.05 | 960 |
| 38. Serie C - Girone B Italy | 2.05 | 802 |
| 39. Primera División Peru | 2.01 | 863 |
| 40. Ligue 1 Algeria | 1.98 | 544 |
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.