Brasileirão referees: cards per game
404 finished matches from 24 October 2025 to 24 October 2026 (last 12 months).
18 referees took charge of at least 10 matches in that period. The league averages 5.02 cards per game, and 55.4% of matches ended with 5 or more. Most cards per game: Flavio Rodrigues De Souza (6.19). Fewest: Matheus Delgado Candançan (3.38).
Cards per referee in the Brasileirão
Averages per game, referees with at least 10 matches, most cards first.
| # | Referee | Matches | Cards | Yellows | Reds | Fouls | 5+ cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flavio Rodrigues De Souza | 16 | 6.19 | 5.69 | 0.50 | 26.81 | 56.3% |
| 2 | Paulo Cesar Zanovelli | 17 | 6.06 | 5.65 | 0.41 | 28.53 | 70.6% |
| 3 | Davi de Oliveira Lacerda | 28 | 5.71 | 5.39 | 0.32 | 23.79 | 64.3% |
| 4 | Felipe Fernandes de Lima | 21 | 5.48 | 5.24 | 0.24 | 28.38 | 71.4% |
| 5 | Fernando Antonio Mendes de Salles Nascimento Fillho | 16 | 5.44 | 5.06 | 0.38 | 28.56 | 81.3% |
| 6 | Anderson Daronco | 23 | 5.43 | 5.17 | 0.26 | 27.78 | 60.9% |
| 7 | Alex Gomes Stefano | 16 | 5.38 | 5.00 | 0.38 | 26.00 | 50% |
| 8 | Wilton Pereira Sampaio | 23 | 5.22 | 5.09 | 0.13 | 26.48 | 56.5% |
| 9 | Wagner do Nascimento Magalhaes | 10 | 5.20 | 4.90 | 0.30 | 27.40 | 50% |
| 10 | Bruno Arleu de Araujo | 25 | 5.04 | 4.84 | 0.20 | 27.08 | 56% |
| 11 | Savio Pereira Sampaio | 21 | 5.00 | 4.76 | 0.24 | 24.76 | 61.9% |
| 12 | Ramon Abatti | 17 | 4.88 | 4.76 | 0.12 | 30.18 | 47.1% |
| 13 | Lucas Paulo Torezin | 11 | 4.82 | 4.36 | 0.45 | 25.91 | 63.6% |
| 14 | Rafael Rodrigo Klein | 25 | 4.80 | 4.32 | 0.48 | 24.28 | 52% |
| 15 | Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima | 24 | 4.67 | 4.38 | 0.29 | 26.58 | 58.3% |
| 16 | Lucas Casagrande | 16 | 4.13 | 4.06 | 0.06 | 26.25 | 43.8% |
| 17 | Raphael Claus | 22 | 4.00 | 3.82 | 0.18 | 21.59 | 36.4% |
| 18 | Matheus Delgado Candançan | 16 | 3.38 | 3.19 | 0.19 | 23.69 | 25% |
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| Referee | Matches | Cards (total) |
|---|---|---|
| Edina Alves Batista | 9 | 52 |
| João Vitor Gobi | 8 | 28 |
| Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro | 8 | 36 |
| Braulio da Silva Machado | 7 | 26 |
| André Luis Skettino Policarpo Bento | 6 | 36 |
| Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes | 4 | 28 |
| Rodrigo Pereira | 4 | 16 |
| Daiane Caroline Muniz dos Santos | 3 | 12 |
| Bruno Pereira Vasconcelos | 2 | 12 |
| Marcelo de Lima Henrique | 2 | 14 |
| Yuri Elino Ferreira da Cruz | 2 | 8 |
| Charly Wendy Straub Deretti | 1 | 3 |
| Maguielson Lima Barbosa | 1 | 4 |
Finished league matches, regular season and knockouts, with full stats for both teams. Cards = yellows + reds of both teams; the league average counts all its matches in the same period.
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