Which leagues book most?
Yellow cards per match — a rough measure of how tightly a league is refereed.
Super League 1 (Greece) books more than anyone: 6.08 yellow cards a match.
| League | Bookings per match | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Super League 1 Greece | 6.08 | 120 |
| 2. Primera A Colombia | 5.84 | 410 |
| 3. Premier League Ukraine | 5.45 | 128 |
| 4. Liga I Romania | 5.3 | 178 |
| 5. Segunda División Spain | 5.2 | 457 |
| 6. La Liga Spain | 5.09 | 378 |
| 7. 1. Lig Türkiye | 4.95 | 261 |
| 8. Serie A Brazil | 4.94 | 374 |
| 9. Serie B Brazil | 4.92 | 365 |
| 10. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 4.89 | 374 |
| 11. Süper Lig Türkiye | 4.87 | 303 |
| 12. Primeira Liga Portugal | 4.71 | 299 |
| 13. Jupiler Pro League Belgium | 4.69 | 235 |
| 14. Liga MX Mexico | 4.6 | 149 |
| 15. Primera División Peru | 4.57 | 284 |
| 16. 2. Liga Austria | 4.36 | 178 |
| 17. Super League Switzerland | 4.35 | 180 |
| 18. Super League China | 4.29 | 236 |
| 19. 3. Liga Germany | 4.28 | 346 |
| 20. Bundesliga Austria | 4.26 | 171 |
| 21. 2. Bundesliga Germany | 4.19 | 300 |
| 22. Serie A Italy | 4.19 | 371 |
| 23. Serie B Italy | 4.18 | 461 |
| 24. A-League Australia | 4.15 | 133 |
| 25. Ligue 1 France | 3.99 | 370 |
| 26. Premier League Russia | 3.99 | 232 |
| 27. Championship England | 3.8 | 527 |
| 28. Premiership Scotland | 3.79 | 192 |
| 29. Ligue 2 France | 3.79 | 369 |
| 30. Superliga Denmark | 3.77 | 173 |
| 31. Bundesliga Germany | 3.65 | 289 |
| 32. Allsvenskan Sweden | 3.5 | 234 |
| 33. Eredivisie Netherlands | 3.46 | 283 |
| 34. Premier League England | 3.44 | 349 |
| 35. League One England | 3.39 | 513 |
| 36. League Two England | 3.36 | 504 |
| 37. Eliteserien Norway | 3.03 | 232 |
| 38. J1 League Japan | 2.8 | 273 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
Counted from match events, so a league appears only once its matches carry recorded cards.