How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Primera B Metropolitana (Argentina) is the most attritional: 2,46 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Primera B Metropolitana Argentina | 2.46 | 229 |
| 2. Primera B Nacional Argentina | 2.3 | 359 |
| 3. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 2.21 | 252 |
| 4. Torneo Federal A Argentina | 2.12 | 319 |
| 5. Liga Pro Ecuador | 1.83 | 242 |
| 6. Serie B Brasile | 1.8 | 261 |
| 7. USL Championship Stati Uniti | 1.75 | 287 |
| 8. Primera División Bolivia | 1.69 | 263 |
| 9. Serie A Brasile | 1.69 | 204 |
| 10. USL League One Stati Uniti | 1.66 | 246 |
| 11. Primera División Perù | 1.56 | 222 |
| 12. China League Two Cina | 1.54 | 208 |
| 13. UEFA Europa League Internazionale | 1.49 | 221 |
| 14. Pervenstvo Futbol'noj Nacional'noj Ligi Russia | 1.48 | 222 |
| 15. UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification Internazionale | 1.46 | 363 |
| 16. Vietnamese Super League Vietnam | 1.42 | 478 |
| 17. UEFA Champions League Internazionale | 1.42 | 302 |
| 18. UEFA Conference League Internazionale | 1.36 | 731 |
| 19. Conference National Inghilterra | 1.35 | 220 |
| 20. Major League Soccer Stati Uniti | 1.33 | 427 |
| 21. II Liga Polonia | 1.25 | 202 |
| 22. Allsvenskan Svezia | 1.2 | 202 |
| 23. MLS Next Pro Stati Uniti | 1.18 | 453 |
| 24. China League One Cina | 1.18 | 216 |
| 25. Super League Cina | 1.17 | 225 |
| 26. O'zbekiston Superligasi Uzbekistan | 1.16 | 207 |
| 27. 1. Division Bielorussia | 1.13 | 268 |
| 28. NPFL Nigeria | 1.11 | 769 |
| 29. Campionato norvegese di calcio Norvegia | 1.1 | 206 |
| 30. UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification Internazionale | 1.05 | 560 |
| 31. Kakkonen - Lohko C Finlandia | 1.04 | 203 |
| 32. 1. deild karla Islanda | 0.988 | 241 |
| 33. Liga MX Femenil Messico | 0.907 | 204 |
| 34. J1 League Giappone | 0.887 | 426 |
| 35. Eerste Divisie Paesi Bassi | 0.882 | 203 |
| 36. 1. Division Norvegia | 0.815 | 232 |
| 37. League Cup Scozia | 0.794 | 252 |
| 38. NWSL Women Stati Uniti | 0.771 | 253 |
| 39. UEFA Champions League Women Internazionale | 0.666 | 290 |
| 40. NM Cupen Norvegia | 0.381 | 268 |
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.