These are the meaning of some of the common codes used by the QCSA for yellow and red cards. A full list can be found on the QCSA website.
| Y1 | Unsporting Behaviour (including dangerous Play) |
| Y2 | Dissent by Word or Action |
| Y3 | Persistent Infringements |
| Y4 | Delaying the Restart of Play |
| Y5 | Failure to Respect Distance when Play Restarted |
| Y6 | Entering or Re-entering the Field of Play without the Referee’s Permission |
| Y7 | Deliberately Leaves the Field of Play without the Referees Permission |
| SO1 | Serious Foul Play |
| SO2 | Violent Conduct |
| SO3 | Spitting at anyone |
| SO4 | Deliberately handling the ball thereby denying a goal or a goal scoring opportunity to the opponent (except the goalkeeper in his own penalty area) |
| SO5 | Deliberately commits a direct free kick offence, which denies a goal or a goal scoring opportunity to the opponent |
| SO6 | Uses offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures |
| SO7 | Receives a second caution in the same match |