Where is the game stopped most?
Fouls per side per match — a different measure of a rough league than the card count, and they do not always agree.
Liga I (Romania) stops most often: 16.68 fouls per side per match.
| League | Fouls per side | Team-matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liga I Romania | 16.68 | 360 |
| 2. Primeira Liga Portugal | 16.48 | 612 |
| 3. Serie B Brazil | 16.45 | 676 |
| 4. Primera División Peru | 16.44 | 464 |
| 5. Premier League Ukraine | 16.44 | 256 |
| 6. Super League 1 Greece | 16.41 | 240 |
| 7. Primera A Colombia | 16.2 | 820 |
| 8. 2. Liga Austria | 16.12 | 360 |
| 9. Super League China | 15.98 | 480 |
| 10. Serie A Brazil | 15.74 | 760 |
| 11. Serie B Italy | 15.3 | 932 |
| 12. 1. Lig Türkiye | 15.08 | 498 |
| 13. 2. Bundesliga Germany | 14.93 | 612 |
| 14. Segunda División Spain | 14.92 | 924 |
| 15. Jupiler Pro League Belgium | 14.83 | 256 |
| 16. A-League Australia | 14.79 | 270 |
| 17. Bundesliga Austria | 14.55 | 358 |
| 18. Süper Lig Türkiye | 14.53 | 612 |
| 19. Liga MX Mexico | 14.28 | 306 |
| 20. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 14.09 | 752 |
| 21. Bundesliga Germany | 13.9 | 612 |
| 22. La Liga Spain | 13.85 | 760 |
| 23. Premier League Russia | 13.7 | 480 |
| 24. Ligue 2 France | 13.56 | 760 |
| 25. Super League Switzerland | 13.33 | 358 |
| 26. Ligue 1 France | 13.09 | 760 |
| 27. Serie A Italy | 12.78 | 760 |
| 28. J1 League Japan | 12.6 | 612 |
| 29. Eliteserien Norway | 12.46 | 480 |
| 30. Allsvenskan Sweden | 12.29 | 480 |
| 31. Championship England | 12.1 | 1,104 |
| 32. League Two England | 11.99 | 388 |
| 33. Eredivisie Netherlands | 11.98 | 612 |
| 34. Superliga Denmark | 11.68 | 354 |
| 35. League One England | 11.46 | 380 |
| 36. Premier League England | 10.35 | 760 |
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