Which leagues book most?
Yellow cards per match — a rough measure of how tightly a league is refereed.
Primera División (Bolivia) books more than anyone: 6.31 yellow cards a match.
| League | Bookings per match | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Primera División Bolivia | 6.31 | 163 |
| 2. Primera A Colombia | 6.05 | 446 |
| 3. Premier League Ukraine | 5.76 | 185 |
| 4. Primera División Peru | 5.61 | 307 |
| 5. Primera División Costa Rica | 5.6 | 266 |
| 6. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 5.53 | 275 |
| 7. Super League 1 Greece | 5.53 | 240 |
| 8. Liga Pro Ecuador | 5.52 | 222 |
| 9. Premier League Russia | 5.46 | 234 |
| 10. Segunda División Spain | 5.42 | 468 |
| 11. First League Russia | 5.32 | 269 |
| 12. Primeira Liga Portugal | 5.27 | 302 |
| 13. Liga I Romania | 5.27 | 259 |
| 14. 1. Lig Türkiye | 5.21 | 309 |
| 15. Segunda Liga Portugal | 5.21 | 214 |
| 16. La Liga Spain | 5.2 | 377 |
| 17. Serie B Italy | 5.17 | 389 |
| 18. Serie A Italy | 5.15 | 377 |
| 19. Serie B Brazil | 5.14 | 369 |
| 20. HNL Croatia | 5.09 | 179 |
| 21. First League Bulgaria | 5.07 | 210 |
| 22. II Liga - East Poland | 5.03 | 150 |
| 23. Super League Switzerland | 5.03 | 181 |
| 24. 2. Liga Austria | 4.98 | 239 |
| 25. Division Profesional - Clausura Paraguay | 4.98 | 129 |
| 26. Serie C - Girone B Italy | 4.96 | 266 |
| 27. Süper Lig Türkiye | 4.91 | 304 |
| 28. Premier League Malta | 4.9 | 139 |
| 29. Super Liga Serbia | 4.88 | 233 |
| 30. NB I Hungary | 4.82 | 197 |
| 31. Serie C - Girone A Italy | 4.81 | 279 |
| 32. Serie C - Girone C Italy | 4.79 | 294 |
| 33. Superliga Albania | 4.69 | 165 |
| 34. Premijer Liga Bosnia & Herzegovina | 4.67 | 116 |
| 35. Primera División Chile | 4.61 | 191 |
| 36. Challenge League Switzerland | 4.6 | 179 |
| 37. Czech Liga Czechia | 4.59 | 264 |
| 38. Serie A Brazil | 4.59 | 372 |
| 39. 3. Liga Germany | 4.57 | 374 |
| 40. Bundesliga Austria | 4.57 | 194 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
Counted from match events, so a league appears only once its matches carry recorded cards.