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.
Serie B (Brazil) stops most often: 15.06 fouls per side per match.
| League | Fouls per side | Team-matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Serie B Brazil | 15.06 | 760 |
| 2. Super Liga Serbia | 15.01 | 580 |
| 3. Super League 1 Greece | 14.74 | 478 |
| 4. Serie A Brazil | 14.32 | 760 |
| 5. Serie B Italy | 14.25 | 780 |
| 6. Segunda Liga Portugal | 13.75 | 468 |
| 7. Paulista - A1 Brazil | 13.56 | 210 |
| 8. Primeira Liga Portugal | 13.56 | 616 |
| 9. Primera División Peru | 13.27 | 668 |
| 10. HNL Croatia | 13.23 | 356 |
| 11. 1. Division Cyprus | 13.22 | 432 |
| 12. Ligue 2 France | 13.19 | 760 |
| 13. Super League China | 13.18 | 480 |
| 14. Liga I Romania | 12.96 | 628 |
| 15. La Liga Spain | 12.94 | 760 |
| 16. Challenger Pro League Belgium | 12.89 | 402 |
| 17. Ekstraklasa Poland | 12.87 | 602 |
| 18. Segunda División Spain | 12.75 | 934 |
| 19. NB I Hungary | 12.7 | 230 |
| 20. Pro League Saudi Arabia | 12.63 | 612 |
| 21. First League Bulgaria | 12.62 | 444 |
| 22. 1. Lig Türkiye | 12.55 | 596 |
| 23. Süper Lig Türkiye | 12.5 | 760 |
| 24. Ligue 1 France | 12.49 | 616 |
| 25. Premier Soccer League South Africa | 12.47 | 466 |
| 26. Allsvenskan Sweden | 12.43 | 484 |
| 27. Superettan Sweden | 12.39 | 468 |
| 28. Liga Pro Ecuador | 12.34 | 480 |
| 29. Pro League United Arab Emirates | 12.3 | 360 |
| 30. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 12.29 | 756 |
| 31. Czech Liga Czechia | 12.28 | 544 |
| 32. Super Liga Slovakia | 12.27 | 382 |
| 33. Thai League 1 Thailand | 12.22 | 396 |
| 34. Primera División Bolivia | 12.15 | 254 |
| 35. Super League Switzerland | 12.15 | 456 |
| 36. Bundesliga Austria | 12.13 | 390 |
| 37. Veikkausliiga Finland | 12.13 | 280 |
| 38. Serie A Italy | 12.05 | 760 |
| 39. 3. Liga Germany | 12.02 | 638 |
| 40. 2. Liga Austria | 11.98 | 296 |
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