How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Categoría Primera A (Colombia) is the most attritional: 2,62 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Categoría Primera A Colombia | 2.62 | 9493 |
| 2. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 2.39 | 9979 |
| 3. Segunda División Spagna | 2.3 | 10.797 |
| 4. Coppa Libertadores Internazionale | 2.15 | 2674 |
| 5. Coppa Sudamericana Internazionale | 2.13 | 2407 |
| 6. First League Bulgaria | 2.1 | 5125 |
| 7. Serie B Italia | 2.1 | 9911 |
| 8. First League Macedonia del Nord | 2.04 | 3316 |
| 9. Primera División Cile | 2.04 | 5339 |
| 10. Primera B Cile | 2 | 4677 |
| 11. Liga I Romania | 1.98 | 7290 |
| 12. Serie C - Girone C Italia | 1.95 | 6950 |
| 13. Paulista - A1 Brasile | 1.92 | 1454 |
| 14. Prem'er-Liga Russia | 1.9 | 6261 |
| 15. Serie C - Girone B Italia | 1.9 | 6771 |
| 16. 1. Division Cipro | 1.87 | 4698 |
| 17. Premijer Liga Bosne i Hercegovine Bosnia ed Erzegovina | 1.87 | 3382 |
| 18. Botola Pro Marocco | 1.86 | 4131 |
| 19. Paranaense - 1 Brasile | 1.85 | 1133 |
| 20. Primera División RFEF - Group 2 Spagna | 1.83 | 5703 |
| 21. Canadian Premier League Canada | 1.81 | 1735 |
| 22. Primera División Perù | 1.79 | 8744 |
| 23. Carioca - 1 Brasile | 1.78 | 1293 |
| 24. Premier Division Irlanda | 1.75 | 2927 |
| 25. UEFA Nations League Internazionale | 1.72 | 1639 |
| 26. Campionato montenegrino di calcio Montenegro | 1.71 | 3166 |
| 27. II Liga Polonia | 1.7 | 6319 |
| 28. Primera División RFEF - Group 1 Spagna | 1.7 | 5669 |
| 29. UEFA Conference League Internazionale | 1.7 | 6290 |
| 30. Campionato di calcio indonesiano Indonesia | 1.69 | 5061 |
| 31. Copa do Nordeste Brasile | 1.68 | 1196 |
| 32. USL League One Stati Uniti | 1.68 | 3340 |
| 33. Primera División de México Messico | 1.66 | 9045 |
| 34. Ekstraklasa Polonia | 1.65 | 6422 |
| 35. Terceira Liga Portogallo | 1.63 | 3882 |
| 36. Primera División Bolivia | 1.62 | 7247 |
| 37. I liga Polonia | 1.61 | 6621 |
| 38. Second League Bulgaria | 1.6 | 5797 |
| 39. Super League Svizzera | 1.56 | 6119 |
| 40. Liga Portugal Portogallo | 1.54 | 12.071 |
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.