Which leagues book most?
Yellow cards per match — a rough measure of how tightly a league is refereed.
Yunanistan Süper Ligi (Yunanistan) books more than anyone: 6,08 yellow cards a match.
| League | Bookings per match | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Yunanistan Süper Ligi Yunanistan | 6.08 | 120 |
| 2. Categoría Primera A Kolombiya | 5.84 | 410 |
| 3. Ukrayna Premier Ligi Ukrayna | 5.45 | 128 |
| 4. Liga I Romanya | 5.3 | 178 |
| 5. Segunda División İspanya | 5.2 | 457 |
| 6. La Liga İspanya | 5.09 | 378 |
| 7. 1. Lig Türkiye | 4.95 | 261 |
| 8. Serie A Brezilya | 4.94 | 374 |
| 9. Serie B Brezilya | 4.92 | 365 |
| 10. Liga Profesional Argentina Arjantin | 4.89 | 374 |
| 11. Süper Lig Türkiye | 4.87 | 303 |
| 12. Portekiz Süper Ligi Portekiz | 4.71 | 299 |
| 13. Belçika Birinci Ligi Belçika | 4.69 | 235 |
| 14. Primera División de México Meksika | 4.6 | 149 |
| 15. Primera División Peru | 4.57 | 284 |
| 16. Avusturya Birinci Ligi Avusturya | 4.36 | 178 |
| 17. İsviçre Süper Ligi İsviçre | 4.35 | 180 |
| 18. Super League Çin | 4.29 | 236 |
| 19. 3. Liga Almanya | 4.28 | 346 |
| 20. Avusturya Bundesliga Avusturya | 4.26 | 171 |
| 21. 2. Bundesliga Almanya | 4.19 | 300 |
| 22. Serie A İtalya | 4.19 | 371 |
| 23. Serie B İtalya | 4.18 | 461 |
| 24. A-League Avustralya | 4.15 | 133 |
| 25. Fransa Ligue 1 Fransa | 3.99 | 370 |
| 26. Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga Rusya | 3.99 | 232 |
| 27. Championship İngiltere | 3.8 | 527 |
| 28. Premier Lig İskoçya | 3.79 | 192 |
| 29. Ligue 2 Fransa | 3.79 | 369 |
| 30. Danimarka Süper Ligi Danimarka | 3.77 | 173 |
| 31. Bundesliga Almanya | 3.65 | 289 |
| 32. Allsvenskan İsveç | 3.5 | 234 |
| 33. Eredivisie Hollanda | 3.46 | 283 |
| 34. Premier Lig İngiltere | 3.44 | 349 |
| 35. EFL League One İngiltere | 3.39 | 513 |
| 36. Football League Two İngiltere | 3.36 | 504 |
| 37. Eliteserien Norveç | 3.03 | 232 |
| 38. J. Ligi Japonya | 2.8 | 273 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
Counted from match events, so a league appears only once its matches carry recorded cards.