How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Divisi Utama Uruguay (Uruguay) is the most attritional: 2,5 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Divisi Utama Uruguay Uruguay | 2.5 | 293 |
| 2. Segunda División Spanyol | 2.47 | 960 |
| 3. Copa Sudamericana Internasional | 2.43 | 235 |
| 4. Categoría Primera A Kolombia | 2.4 | 559 |
| 5. Liga Super Yunani Yunani | 2.39 | 533 |
| 6. Liga I Rumania | 2.36 | 719 |
| 7. Liga Nasional Sepak Bola Rusia Rusia | 2.35 | 1.106 |
| 8. Serie C - Girone C Italia | 2.34 | 814 |
| 9. LigaPro Portugal | 2.33 | 741 |
| 10. Serie B Brasil | 2.31 | 824 |
| 11. Liga Utama Rusia Rusia | 2.29 | 631 |
| 12. First League Bulgaria | 2.27 | 538 |
| 13. Liga Utama Ukraina Ukraina | 2.22 | 481 |
| 14. Copa Do Brasil Brasil | 2.22 | 260 |
| 15. Liga Utama Azerbaijan Azerbaijan | 2.21 | 266 |
| 16. Superliga Albania | 2.19 | 381 |
| 17. Primera B Nacional Argentina | 2.19 | 273 |
| 18. Serie C - Girone A Italia | 2.17 | 972 |
| 19. Primera División Kosta Rika | 2.14 | 633 |
| 20. Seri B Italia | 2.14 | 927 |
| 21. Liga Pro Ekuador | 2.12 | 663 |
| 22. Primeira Liga Portugal | 2.12 | 744 |
| 23. Liga Utama Bosnia dan Herzegovina Bosnia dan Herzegovina | 2.09 | 470 |
| 24. Venezuelan Primera División Venezuela | 2.09 | 437 |
| 25. Primera División Peru | 2.08 | 754 |
| 26. Botola Pro Maroko | 2.05 | 538 |
| 27. Liga de Expansión MX Meksiko | 2.05 | 662 |
| 28. Primera División Bolivia | 2.04 | 567 |
| 29. First League Makedonia Utara | 2.04 | 485 |
| 30. Serie A Brasil | 2.03 | 944 |
| 31. I Liga Polandia | 2.02 | 717 |
| 32. Piala Libertadores Internasional | 2.01 | 401 |
| 33. Paulista - A1 Brasil | 1.99 | 237 |
| 34. Liga Negara UEFA Internasional | 1.98 | 381 |
| 35. Serie C - Girone B Italia | 1.98 | 921 |
| 36. Liga Pertama Montenegro Montenegro | 1.97 | 387 |
| 37. Liga Utama Armenia Armenia | 1.96 | 226 |
| 38. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 1.96 | 349 |
| 39. 1. SNL Slovenia | 1.95 | 426 |
| 40. Chilean Primera División Cile | 1.94 | 792 |
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.