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 (Italy) stops most often: 14.89 fouls per side per match.
| League | Fouls per side | Team-matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Serie B Italy | 14.89 | 780 |
| 2. Super League 1 Greece | 14.53 | 472 |
| 3. Premier League Russia | 14.24 | 486 |
| 4. Ligue 2 France | 13.87 | 618 |
| 5. Serie A Brazil | 13.81 | 760 |
| 6. Primeira Liga Portugal | 13.75 | 616 |
| 7. Super Liga Serbia | 13.61 | 590 |
| 8. Süper Lig Türkiye | 13.46 | 612 |
| 9. Segunda División Spain | 13.35 | 936 |
| 10. Super League China | 13.34 | 480 |
| 11. Super League Switzerland | 13.11 | 460 |
| 12. HNL Croatia | 12.93 | 348 |
| 13. Serie A Italy | 12.67 | 760 |
| 14. Allsvenskan Sweden | 12.64 | 484 |
| 15. Ekstraklasa Poland | 12.62 | 612 |
| 16. La Liga Spain | 12.57 | 760 |
| 17. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 12.56 | 1,020 |
| 18. Liga MX Mexico | 12.56 | 674 |
| 19. 2. Bundesliga Germany | 12.31 | 616 |
| 20. Major League Soccer United States | 12.15 | 1,080 |
Showing the major competitions. Include every competition
League play only.