When does the first substitution come?
The average minute of a first change — a fair portrait of how a league manages a match.
Qatar Stars League (Katar) waits longest: its first change comes on average in the 62nd minute.
| League | Average minute | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Qatar Stars League Katar | 61.73 | 249 |
| 2. EFL League Two England | 60.73 | 1.100 |
| 3. Premier League Wales | 59.92 | 385 |
| 4. Libanesische Premier League Libanon | 59.92 | 243 |
| 5. Premier League England | 59.8 | 755 |
| 6. Premiership Schottland | 59.56 | 450 |
| 7. Division 1A Belgien | 59.47 | 603 |
| 8. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 59.08 | 758 |
| 9. EFL League One England | 59.06 | 1.100 |
| 10. Championship Schottland | 59.02 | 352 |
| 11. Championship England | 58.93 | 1.100 |
| 12. National 2 - Group D Frankreich | 58.91 | 466 |
| 13. National League England | 58.61 | 1.100 |
| 14. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 58.47 | 738 |
| 15. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 58.4 | 609 |
| 16. Eredivisie Niederlande | 58.39 | 622 |
| 17. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 57.93 | 611 |
| 18. National 2 - Group B Frankreich | 57.75 | 424 |
| 19. National 2 - Group C Frankreich | 57.66 | 466 |
| 20. A-League Men Australien | 57.62 | 283 |
| 21. National 2 - Group A Frankreich | 57.59 | 463 |
| 22. 3. Fußball-Liga Deutschland | 57.49 | 754 |
| 23. 2. Liga Österreich | 57.37 | 358 |
| 24. Superliga Dänemark | 57.36 | 396 |
| 25. National (D3) Frankreich | 57.13 | 583 |
| 26. Premier Division Vereinigte Arabische Emirate | 57.13 | 254 |
| 27. Ligue 1 Tunesien | 56.6 | 478 |
| 28. Meistriliiga Estland | 56.49 | 345 |
| 29. Fußball-Regionalliga Mitte Österreich | 56.47 | 392 |
| 30. Fußball-Regionalliga Ost Österreich | 56.3 | 409 |
| 31. Nationaldivision Luxemburg | 56.23 | 292 |
| 32. Süper Lig Türkei | 56.18 | 660 |
| 33. Primera División Spanien | 56.14 | 760 |
| 34. Ligue 1 Algerien | 56.03 | 390 |
| 35. Primera Nacional Argentinien | 56.02 | 757 |
| 36. TFF 1. Lig Türkei | 55.95 | 621 |
| 37. Primera División Venezuela | 55.79 | 598 |
| 38. Premyer Liqası Aserbaidschan | 55.62 | 370 |
| 39. Fußball-Regionalliga West Österreich | 55.42 | 350 |
| 40. Primeira Liga Portugal | 55.41 | 479 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
The first substitution recorded in a match, by either side. League play only — a cup tie that runs to extra time allows a sixth change and drags every average with it.