How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Liga Profesional Argentina (Argentina) is the most attritional: 2,39 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 2.39 | 9.979 |
| 2. Segunda División Spanyol | 2.3 | 10.797 |
| 3. Piala Libertadores Internasional | 2.15 | 2.674 |
| 4. Copa Sudamericana Internasional | 2.13 | 2.407 |
| 5. Seri B Italia | 2.1 | 9.911 |
| 6. Liga I Rumania | 1.98 | 7.290 |
| 7. Liga Utama Rusia Rusia | 1.9 | 6.261 |
| 8. Liga Negara UEFA Internasional | 1.72 | 1.639 |
| 9. Liga Konferensi UEFA Internasional | 1.7 | 6.290 |
| 10. Liga MX Meksiko | 1.66 | 9.045 |
| 11. Ekstraklasa Polandia | 1.65 | 6.422 |
| 12. Liga Super Swiss Swiss | 1.56 | 6.119 |
| 13. Primeira Liga Portugal | 1.54 | 12.071 |
| 14. Liga Super Yunani Yunani | 1.49 | 8.431 |
| 15. Serie A Brasil | 1.48 | 14.773 |
| 16. Liga Eropa UEFA Internasional | 1.43 | 11.919 |
| 17. Liga Profesional Saudi Arab Saudi | 1.42 | 7.394 |
| 18. Super League Tiongkok | 1.39 | 7.040 |
| 19. Piala Raja Spanyol Spanyol | 1.38 | 2.379 |
| 20. LaLiga Spanyol | 1.38 | 15.285 |
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Both counted from match events over the same matches, so a league appears only once its records carry cards.