Which leagues book most?
Yellow cards per match — a rough measure of how tightly a league is refereed.
Primeira Liga (Portugal) books more than anyone: 6.09 yellow cards a match.
| League | Bookings per match | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Primeira Liga Portugal | 6.09 | 304 |
| 2. Serie B Italy | 5.32 | 388 |
| 3. La Liga Spain | 5.27 | 376 |
| 4. Premier League Ukraine | 5.01 | 143 |
| 5. Super League Switzerland | 4.97 | 182 |
| 6. Premier League Russia | 4.93 | 240 |
| 7. Segunda División Spain | 4.86 | 457 |
| 8. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 4.83 | 492 |
| 9. Liga I Romania | 4.76 | 308 |
| 10. Serie A Italy | 4.69 | 380 |
| 11. Liga MX Mexico | 4.68 | 333 |
| 12. HNL Croatia | 4.67 | 177 |
| 13. Super League 1 Greece | 4.64 | 238 |
| 14. Serie A Brazil | 4.57 | 374 |
| 15. Ekstraklasa Poland | 4.4 | 302 |
| 16. Süper Lig Türkiye | 4.37 | 369 |
| 17. Jupiler Pro League Belgium | 4.36 | 326 |
| 18. Pro League Saudi Arabia | 4.34 | 235 |
| 19. Bundesliga Austria | 4.25 | 191 |
| 20. Super Liga Serbia | 4.22 | 233 |
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Counted from match events, so a league appears only once its matches carry recorded cards.