How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Segunda División (İspanya) is the most attritional: 2,47 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Segunda División İspanya | 2.47 | 960 |
| 2. Copa Sudamericana Uluslararası | 2.43 | 235 |
| 3. Yunanistan Süper Ligi Yunanistan | 2.39 | 533 |
| 4. Liga I Romanya | 2.36 | 719 |
| 5. Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga Rusya | 2.29 | 631 |
| 6. Ukrayna Premier Ligi Ukrayna | 2.22 | 481 |
| 7. Serie B İtalya | 2.14 | 927 |
| 8. Portekiz Süper Ligi Portekiz | 2.12 | 744 |
| 9. Serie A Brezilya | 2.03 | 944 |
| 10. Copa Libertadores Uluslararası | 2.01 | 401 |
| 11. UEFA Uluslar Ligi Uluslararası | 1.98 | 381 |
| 12. Liga Profesional Argentina Arjantin | 1.96 | 349 |
| 13. La Liga İspanya | 1.87 | 953 |
| 14. HNL Hırvatistan | 1.86 | 456 |
| 15. Primera División de México Meksika | 1.77 | 832 |
| 16. Ekstraklasa Polonya | 1.76 | 589 |
| 17. Süper Lig Türkiye | 1.73 | 1.136 |
| 18. Ligue 2 Fransa | 1.72 | 918 |
| 19. Super League Çin | 1.72 | 446 |
| 20. İsviçre Süper Ligi İsviçre | 1.65 | 525 |
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Both counted from match events over the same matches, so a league appears only once its records carry cards.