How many cards does a goal cost?
Cards shown for every goal scored — one number for how attritional a league is.
Primera División Uruguaya (Uruguay) is the most attritional: 2,5 cards for every goal it scores.
| League | Cards per goal | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Primera División Uruguaya Uruguay | 2.5 | 293 |
| 2. Segunda División İspanya | 2.47 | 960 |
| 3. Copa Sudamericana Uluslararası | 2.43 | 235 |
| 4. Categoría Primera A Kolombiya | 2.4 | 559 |
| 5. Yunanistan Süper Ligi Yunanistan | 2.39 | 533 |
| 6. Liga I Romanya | 2.36 | 719 |
| 7. Rusya Birinci Futbol Ligi Rusya | 2.35 | 1.106 |
| 8. Serie C - Girone C İtalya | 2.34 | 814 |
| 9. LigaPro Portekiz | 2.33 | 741 |
| 10. Serie B Brezilya | 2.31 | 824 |
| 11. Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga Rusya | 2.29 | 631 |
| 12. First League Bulgaristan | 2.27 | 538 |
| 13. Ukrayna Premier Ligi Ukrayna | 2.22 | 481 |
| 14. Copa Do Brasil Brezilya | 2.22 | 260 |
| 15. Azerbaycan Premyer Ligası Azerbaycan | 2.21 | 266 |
| 16. Superliga Arnavutluk | 2.19 | 381 |
| 17. Primera Nacional Arjantin | 2.19 | 273 |
| 18. Serie C - Girone A İtalya | 2.17 | 972 |
| 19. Primera División Kosta Rika | 2.14 | 633 |
| 20. Serie B İtalya | 2.14 | 927 |
| 21. Liga Pro Ekvador | 2.12 | 663 |
| 22. Portekiz Süper Ligi Portekiz | 2.12 | 744 |
| 23. Bosna-Hersek Premier Ligi Bosna-Hersek | 2.09 | 470 |
| 24. Primera División Venezuela Venezuela | 2.09 | 437 |
| 25. Primera División Peru | 2.08 | 754 |
| 26. Botola Pro Fas | 2.05 | 538 |
| 27. Liga de Expansión MX Meksika | 2.05 | 662 |
| 28. Primera División Bolivya | 2.04 | 567 |
| 29. First League Kuzey Makedonya | 2.04 | 485 |
| 30. Serie A Brezilya | 2.03 | 944 |
| 31. I Liga (Polonya) Polonya | 2.02 | 717 |
| 32. Copa Libertadores Uluslararası | 2.01 | 401 |
| 33. Paulista - A1 Brezilya | 1.99 | 237 |
| 34. UEFA Uluslar Ligi Uluslararası | 1.98 | 381 |
| 35. Serie C - Girone B İtalya | 1.98 | 921 |
| 36. Karadağ Birinci Ligi Karadağ | 1.97 | 387 |
| 37. Ermenistan Süper Ligi Ermenistan | 1.96 | 226 |
| 38. Liga Profesional Argentina Arjantin | 1.96 | 349 |
| 39. 1. SNL Slovenya | 1.95 | 426 |
| 40. Primera División (Şili) Şili | 1.94 | 792 |
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.