Which leagues book most?
Yellow cards per match — a rough measure of how tightly a league is refereed.
1a Divisió (Andorra) books more than anyone: 6.7 yellow cards a match.
| League | Bookings per match | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. 1a Divisió Andorra | 6.7 | 103 |
| 2. Primera B Chile | 6.23 | 251 |
| 3. Segunda División Chile | 6.15 | 151 |
| 4. Primera División Bolivia | 6 | 242 |
| 5. Primera División Venezuela | 5.88 | 232 |
| 6. Primera A Colombia | 5.86 | 445 |
| 7. National Division Luxembourg | 5.83 | 202 |
| 8. Liga de Expansión MX Mexico | 5.82 | 237 |
| 9. Segunda Liga Portugal | 5.77 | 305 |
| 10. Serie C Brazil | 5.71 | 216 |
| 11. Primera B Colombia | 5.58 | 305 |
| 12. Primera División Chile | 5.51 | 240 |
| 13. Primera División Costa Rica | 5.49 | 191 |
| 14. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 5.45 | 504 |
| 15. Segunda División Peru | 5.44 | 134 |
| 16. Liga Nacional Guatemala | 5.43 | 287 |
| 17. Liga Panameña de Fútbol Panama | 5.32 | 199 |
| 18. Primera B Metropolitana Argentina | 5.28 | 421 |
| 19. Segunda División Spain | 5.27 | 462 |
| 20. Superliga Albania | 5.25 | 185 |
| 21. Primera División RFEF - Group 2 Spain | 5.23 | 375 |
| 22. Super League 1 Greece | 5.22 | 230 |
| 23. USL League One United States | 5.2 | 214 |
| 24. Division Profesional - Clausura Paraguay | 5.15 | 132 |
| 25. Primera División RFEF - Group 1 Spain | 5.09 | 371 |
| 26. Serie B Brazil | 5.07 | 377 |
| 27. Primera División Uruguay | 5.06 | 177 |
| 28. Primeira Liga Portugal | 5.05 | 304 |
| 29. 2. liga Slovakia | 5.05 | 238 |
| 30. Liga Nacional Honduras | 5.02 | 242 |
| 31. Serie A Brazil | 5.01 | 375 |
| 32. Ligat Ha'al Israel | 4.99 | 236 |
| 33. Premier Division Ireland | 4.98 | 180 |
| 34. USL Championship United States | 4.97 | 370 |
| 35. NB II Hungary | 4.92 | 222 |
| 36. Prva Liga Serbia | 4.91 | 293 |
| 37. Úrvalsdeild Iceland | 4.91 | 160 |
| 38. Canadian Premier League Canada | 4.9 | 117 |
| 39. Primera Nacional Argentina | 4.88 | 626 |
| 40. Primera División Peru | 4.88 | 325 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
Counted from match events, so a league appears only once its matches carry recorded cards.