Which leagues book most?
Yellow cards per match — a rough measure of how tightly a league is refereed.
Liga Utama Rusia (Rusia) books more than anyone: 5,75 yellow cards a match.
| League | Bookings per match | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liga Utama Rusia Rusia | 5.75 | 236 |
| 2. Liga Utama Ukraina Ukraina | 5.66 | 176 |
| 3. Liga I Rumania | 5.14 | 316 |
| 4. Liga Super Yunani Yunani | 5.09 | 241 |
| 5. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 5.01 | 128 |
| 6. Primeira Liga Portugal | 4.92 | 305 |
| 7. Seri B Italia | 4.9 | 384 |
| 8. Segunda División Spanyol | 4.8 | 465 |
| 9. LaLiga Spanyol | 4.61 | 370 |
| 10. Liga Super Swiss Swiss | 4.57 | 181 |
| 11. Serie A Brasil | 4.57 | 372 |
| 12. Super League Tiongkok | 4.55 | 159 |
| 13. HNL Kroasia | 4.52 | 179 |
| 14. Liga Profesional Saudi Arab Saudi | 4.46 | 238 |
| 15. Liga Super Turki Turki | 4.45 | 415 |
| 16. Serie A Italia | 4.43 | 377 |
| 17. Super Liga Serbia | 4.29 | 309 |
| 18. Ekstraklasa Polandia | 4.27 | 234 |
| 19. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 4.16 | 301 |
| 20. A-League Australia | 4.15 | 156 |
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Counted from match events, so a league appears only once its matches carry recorded cards.