Most Serie A Red Cards
The most-dismissed players in Serie A history, ranked by total career red cards. Italy's tactical, physical football produces plenty of them — and these low numbers are useful checkout darts in a Serie A red cards round of 501FC.
Most Serie A Red Cards
| Pos | Player | Reds |
|---|---|---|
Uruguay | 13 | |
| 2 | Argentina | 9 |
| 3 | Italy | 9 |
| 4 | Italy | 9 |
| 5 | Serbia | 8 |
| 6 | Ghana | 8 |
| 7 | Italy | 8 |
| 8 | Portugal | 8 |
| 9 | Italy | 8 |
| 10 | Italy | 7 |
| 11 | Italy | 7 |
| 12 | Italy | 7 |
| 13 | Italy | 7 |
| 14 | Italy | 7 |
| 15 | Italy | 7 |
| 16 | Uruguay | 6 |
| 17 | Italy | 6 |
| 18 | Italy | 6 |
| 19 | Italy | 6 |
| 20 | Italy | 6 |
| 21 | Italy | 6 |
| 22 | Brazil | 6 |
| 23 | Colombia | 6 |
| 24 | Italy | 6 |
| 25 | Brazil | 6 |
| 26 | Italy | 6 |
| 27 | Italy | 5 |
| 28 | Italy | 5 |
| 29 | Italy | 5 |
| 30 | Italy | 5 |
| 31 | Italy | 5 |
| 32 | Italy | 5 |
| 33 | Italy | 5 |
| 34 | Italy | 5 |
| 35 | Italy | 5 |
| 36 | Italy | 5 |
| 37 | Italy | 5 |
| 38 | Italy | 5 |
| 39 | France | 5 |
| 40 | Italy | 5 |
| 41 | Italy | 5 |
| 42 | Italy | 5 |
| 43 | Italy | 5 |
| 44 | Italy | 5 |
| 45 | Italy | 5 |
| 46 | Italy | 5 |
| 47 | Montenegro | 5 |
| 48 | Colombia | 4 |
| 49 | Italy | 4 |
| 50 | Italy | 4 |
About this leaderboard
Serie A's disciplinary records carry the imprint of a league where tactical fouling was long treated as a legitimate defensive skill. Reading this board alongside the appearance charts is instructive: many names appear on both, because dismissals accumulate with longevity as much as with indiscipline.
Like the English equivalent, this is a finishing metric. The numbers are small, specific and easy to remember, which makes a handful of them worth committing to memory as insurance for the end of a leg.
Play it in 501FC
501FC turns these stats into a daily football darts puzzle. Start on 501, name footballers, and subtract their career numbers to check out to zero.
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