Ligue 1 referees: cards per game
297 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 3.92 cards per game, and 35.4% of matches ended with 5 or more. Most cards per game: Bastien Dechepy (5.00). Fewest: Ruddy Buquet (3.06).
Cards per referee in Ligue 1
Averages per game, referees with at least 10 matches, most cards first.
| # | Referee | Matches | Cards | Yellows | Reds | Fouls | 5+ cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastien Dechepy | 16 | 5.00 | 4.81 | 0.19 | 25.56 | 43.8% |
| 2 | Marc Bollengier | 15 | 4.67 | 4.33 | 0.33 | 27.27 | 46.7% |
| 3 | Jérôme Brisard | 16 | 4.50 | 4.19 | 0.31 | 23.81 | 56.3% |
| 4 | Mathieu Vernice | 16 | 4.38 | 4.06 | 0.31 | 25.44 | 43.8% |
| 5 | Jérémie Pignard | 17 | 4.35 | 4.00 | 0.35 | 22.59 | 35.3% |
| 6 | Stéphanie Frappart | 11 | 4.27 | 4.27 | 0.00 | 24.64 | 54.5% |
| 7 | François Letexier | 17 | 4.24 | 4.00 | 0.24 | 22.12 | 47.1% |
| 8 | Guillaume Paradis | 16 | 4.13 | 4.06 | 0.06 | 24.63 | 50% |
| 8 | Hakim Ben El Hadj | 15 | 4.13 | 3.80 | 0.33 | 23.93 | 40% |
| 10 | Jeremy Stinat | 16 | 4.00 | 3.63 | 0.38 | 22.75 | 37.5% |
| 11 | Benoît Bastien | 15 | 3.87 | 3.67 | 0.20 | 23.27 | 33.3% |
| 12 | Thomas Léonard | 12 | 3.83 | 3.67 | 0.17 | 23.42 | 33.3% |
| 13 | Benoît Millot | 11 | 3.82 | 3.73 | 0.09 | 26.82 | 36.4% |
| 14 | Romain Lissorgue | 10 | 3.40 | 3.20 | 0.20 | 24.60 | 30% |
| 15 | Eric Wattellier | 18 | 3.39 | 3.00 | 0.39 | 19.61 | 27.8% |
| 16 | Clément Turpin | 17 | 3.35 | 3.18 | 0.18 | 23.47 | 23.5% |
| 17 | Willy Delajod | 18 | 3.28 | 3.17 | 0.11 | 24.28 | 16.7% |
| 18 | Ruddy Buquet | 18 | 3.06 | 3.00 | 0.06 | 23.39 | 11.1% |
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| Referee | Matches | Cards (total) |
|---|---|---|
| Gaël Angoula | 9 | 30 |
| A. Kherradji | 7 | 26 |
| Aurélien Petit | 3 | 6 |
| Azzedine Souifi | 2 | 5 |
| Geoffrey Kubler | 2 | 8 |
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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