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 Pro (Ecuador) stops most often: 19.58 fouls per side per match.
| League | Fouls per side | Team-matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liga Pro Ecuador | 19.58 | 206 |
| 2. Serie B Brazil | 16.77 | 740 |
| 3. Primera División Peru | 16.55 | 578 |
| 4. Primera A Colombia | 16.48 | 884 |
| 5. Super League 1 Greece | 16.3 | 466 |
| 6. Primeira Liga Portugal | 16.17 | 612 |
| 7. 2. Liga Austria | 16.09 | 470 |
| 8. Serie B Italy | 15.99 | 780 |
| 9. First League Bulgaria | 15.92 | 362 |
| 10. Segunda División Spain | 15.78 | 936 |
| 11. Liga I Romania | 15.47 | 486 |
| 12. Bundesliga Austria | 15.29 | 390 |
| 13. Ekstraklasa Poland | 15.12 | 582 |
| 14. 1. Lig Türkiye | 15.07 | 340 |
| 15. Serie A Brazil | 14.56 | 754 |
| 16. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 14.25 | 550 |
| 17. Super League China | 14.16 | 464 |
| 18. Liga MX Mexico | 14.14 | 550 |
| 19. Serie A Italy | 13.92 | 760 |
| 20. Ligue 2 France | 13.91 | 560 |
| 21. La Liga Spain | 13.74 | 760 |
| 22. Pro League Saudi Arabia | 13.6 | 446 |
| 23. Süper Lig Türkiye | 13.55 | 612 |
| 24. Premier League Russia | 13.15 | 472 |
| 25. 2. Bundesliga Germany | 13.03 | 614 |
| 26. Ligue 1 France | 13.01 | 558 |
| 27. 3. Liga Germany | 12.96 | 496 |
| 28. Super League Switzerland | 12.92 | 364 |
| 29. Primera División Chile | 12.84 | 386 |
| 30. League One England | 12.74 | 792 |
| 31. A-League Australia | 12.52 | 296 |
| 32. Allsvenskan Sweden | 12.49 | 482 |
| 33. Championship England | 12.27 | 1,114 |
| 34. League Two England | 12.04 | 734 |
| 35. Eliteserien Norway | 11.92 | 478 |
| 36. Major League Soccer United States | 11.63 | 838 |
| 37. Superliga Denmark | 11.28 | 486 |
| 38. Eredivisie Netherlands | 11.18 | 464 |
| 39. Premier League England | 10.72 | 760 |
| 40. Premier Soccer League South Africa | 10.2 | 248 |
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