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.
First League (Bulgaria) stops most often: 16.8 fouls per side per match.
| League | Fouls per side | Team-matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. First League Bulgaria | 16.8 | 420 |
| 2. Serie B Brazil | 16.29 | 538 |
| 3. Primera División Peru | 16.22 | 714 |
| 4. Primeira Liga Portugal | 16.2 | 608 |
| 5. Super League 1 Greece | 16.15 | 474 |
| 6. 2. Liga Austria | 16.04 | 480 |
| 7. Premier League Ukraine | 16.04 | 360 |
| 8. Primera A Colombia | 16.04 | 814 |
| 9. Liga I Romania | 15.96 | 490 |
| 10. Primera División Chile | 15.57 | 480 |
| 11. Serie A Brazil | 15.52 | 760 |
| 12. Serie B Italy | 15.45 | 660 |
| 13. Segunda División Spain | 15.45 | 888 |
| 14. Ekstraklasa Poland | 14.81 | 576 |
| 15. Super League China | 14.79 | 480 |
| 16. Bundesliga Austria | 14.68 | 390 |
| 17. 1. Lig Türkiye | 14.49 | 474 |
| 18. 2. Bundesliga Germany | 14.47 | 610 |
| 19. 3. Liga Germany | 14.35 | 318 |
| 20. Jupiler Pro League Belgium | 14.02 | 280 |
| 21. Pro League Saudi Arabia | 13.94 | 480 |
| 22. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 13.89 | 642 |
| 23. Süper Lig Türkiye | 13.86 | 612 |
| 24. La Liga Spain | 13.56 | 760 |
| 25. A-League Australia | 13.52 | 274 |
| 26. Liga MX Mexico | 13.48 | 668 |
| 27. Premier League Russia | 13.46 | 478 |
| 28. Ligue 2 France | 13.43 | 760 |
| 29. Serie A Italy | 13.36 | 760 |
| 30. Ligue 1 France | 13.22 | 760 |
| 31. J1 League Japan | 12.96 | 612 |
| 32. Super League Switzerland | 12.81 | 356 |
| 33. Championship England | 12.15 | 1,110 |
| 34. Allsvenskan Sweden | 12.01 | 480 |
| 35. Eliteserien Norway | 11.95 | 480 |
| 36. Veikkausliiga Finland | 11.91 | 324 |
| 37. Bundesliga Germany | 11.89 | 616 |
| 38. Major League Soccer United States | 11.57 | 812 |
| 39. Eredivisie Netherlands | 11.34 | 624 |
| 40. Superliga Denmark | 11.19 | 452 |
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