How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Categoría Primera A (Kolombiya) is the most attritional: 2,81 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Categoría Primera A Kolombiya | 2.81 | 1.008 |
| 2. Liga Profesional Argentina Arjantin | 2.56 | 631 |
| 3. Segunda División İspanya | 2.53 | 1.063 |
| 4. Serie B Brezilya | 2.52 | 788 |
| 5. Copa Sudamericana Uluslararası | 2.45 | 204 |
| 6. Yunanistan Süper Ligi Yunanistan | 2.44 | 572 |
| 7. Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga Rusya | 2.35 | 571 |
| 8. Primera División Peru | 2.31 | 802 |
| 9. Rusya Birinci Futbol Ligi Rusya | 2.28 | 648 |
| 10. Serie C - Girone B İtalya | 2.27 | 614 |
| 11. Primera Nacional Arjantin | 2.26 | 691 |
| 12. Copa Libertadores Uluslararası | 2.25 | 360 |
| 13. LigaPro Portekiz | 2.24 | 522 |
| 14. Portekiz Süper Ligi Portekiz | 2.2 | 763 |
| 15. Ukrayna Premier Ligi Ukrayna | 2.19 | 520 |
| 16. Serie B İtalya | 2.19 | 976 |
| 17. La Liga İspanya | 2.17 | 942 |
| 18. 1. Lig Türkiye | 2.16 | 784 |
| 19. Copa Do Brasil Brezilya | 2.14 | 241 |
| 20. HNL Hırvatistan | 2.12 | 450 |
| 21. Azerbaycan Premyer Ligası Azerbaycan | 2.08 | 203 |
| 22. Liga I Romanya | 2.08 | 685 |
| 23. Serie C - Girone C İtalya | 2.07 | 711 |
| 24. Serie A Brezilya | 2.05 | 876 |
| 25. Serie C - Girone A İtalya | 2.03 | 689 |
| 26. First League Bulgaristan | 2.02 | 549 |
| 27. Division Profesional - Clausura Paraguay | 1.99 | 339 |
| 28. Primera División Kosta Rika | 1.96 | 799 |
| 29. Ligue 2 Fransa | 1.96 | 621 |
| 30. First League Kuzey Makedonya | 1.96 | 252 |
| 31. Liga Pro Ekvador | 1.94 | 673 |
| 32. Ligat ha'Al İsrail | 1.9 | 565 |
| 33. Botola Pro Fas | 1.88 | 524 |
| 34. NB I Macaristan | 1.83 | 543 |
| 35. Malta Süper Ligi Malta | 1.82 | 396 |
| 36. Süper Lig Türkiye | 1.82 | 875 |
| 37. Primera División (Şili) Şili | 1.82 | 514 |
| 38. Superliga Arnavutluk | 1.79 | 458 |
| 39. Czech Liga Çekya | 1.79 | 708 |
| 40. Super Liga Sırbistan | 1.76 | 665 |
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.