How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Categoría Primera A (Kolombia) is the most attritional: 2,74 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Categoría Primera A Kolombia | 2.74 | 1.015 |
| 2. Seri B Italia | 2.5 | 1.032 |
| 3. Liga Super Yunani Yunani | 2.43 | 575 |
| 4. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 2.36 | 1.024 |
| 5. Segunda División Spanyol | 2.34 | 1.055 |
| 6. Liga Utama Ukraina Ukraina | 2.21 | 447 |
| 7. Primeira Liga Portugal | 2.15 | 728 |
| 8. Liga I Rumania | 2.12 | 612 |
| 9. Serie A Brasil | 2.03 | 912 |
| 10. Liga Utama Rusia Rusia | 1.91 | 512 |
| 11. LaLiga Spanyol | 1.88 | 1.118 |
| 12. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 1.87 | 761 |
| 13. Liga Super Turki Turki | 1.86 | 828 |
| 14. Liga MX Meksiko | 1.83 | 875 |
| 15. TFF 1. Lig Turki | 1.81 | 828 |
| 16. Liga Eropa UEFA Internasional | 1.75 | 1.178 |
| 17. Serie A Italia | 1.66 | 1.123 |
| 18. A-League Australia | 1.57 | 415 |
| 19. Super League Tiongkok | 1.55 | 640 |
| 20. Liga Champions UEFA Internasional | 1.5 | 615 |
| 21. Bundesliga Austria Austria | 1.48 | 488 |
| 22. Championship Inggris | 1.47 | 1.444 |
| 23. Ligue 1 Prancis | 1.45 | 991 |
| 24. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 1.43 | 877 |
| 25. 2. Liga (Austria) Austria | 1.42 | 516 |
| 26. Ligue 2 Prancis | 1.39 | 943 |
| 27. Liga Utama Inggris Inggris | 1.38 | 1.064 |
| 28. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 1.36 | 740 |
| 29. Liga Satu Inggris Inggris | 1.35 | 1.424 |
| 30. Liga Profesional Saudi Arab Saudi | 1.34 | 549 |
| 31. Liga Super Denmark Denmark | 1.29 | 644 |
| 32. Liga Champions Elit AFC Internasional | 1.28 | 348 |
| 33. Liga Utama Sepak Bola Amerika Serikat Amerika Serikat | 1.27 | 1.005 |
| 34. Eredivisie Belanda | 1.14 | 904 |
| 35. Liga Super Swiss Swiss | 1.08 | 582 |
| 36. Allsvenskan Swedia | 1.08 | 733 |
| 37. Liga Utama Norwegia Norwegia | 1.08 | 653 |
| 38. Divisi Satu J. League Jepang | 1.08 | 810 |
| 39. FA Cup Inggris | 0.971 | 488 |
| 40. Liga Utama Inggris Skotlandia | 0.928 | 628 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
Both counted from match events over the same matches, so a league appears only once its records carry cards.