When does the first substitution come?
The average minute of a first change — a fair portrait of how a league manages a match.
EFL League Two (Schottland) waits longest: its first change comes on average in the 62nd minute.
| League | Average minute | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. EFL League Two Schottland | 61.89 | 350 |
| 2. J2 League Japan | 61.08 | 930 |
| 3. Premier League Wales | 60.9 | 237 |
| 4. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 60.57 | 530 |
| 5. National 2 - Group D Frankreich | 60.48 | 104 |
| 6. J1 League Japan | 60.48 | 617 |
| 7. Championship Schottland | 60.14 | 359 |
| 8. National 2 - Group B Frankreich | 59.99 | 101 |
| 9. Championship England | 59.75 | 1.108 |
| 10. Major League Soccer Vereinigte Staaten | 59.67 | 711 |
| 11. Division 1A Belgien | 59.41 | 596 |
| 12. National League England | 59.39 | 1.087 |
| 13. Eredivisie Niederlande | 59.38 | 624 |
| 14. Qatar Stars League Katar | 59.23 | 363 |
| 15. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 59.21 | 611 |
| 16. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 58.84 | 612 |
| 17. EFL League One England | 58.73 | 1.102 |
| 18. Ykkönen Finnland | 58.65 | 178 |
| 19. A-League Men Australien | 58.5 | 280 |
| 20. EFL League Two England | 58.27 | 1.104 |
| 21. 3. Fußball-Liga Deutschland | 58.2 | 759 |
| 22. Primera División Profesional de Uruguay Uruguay | 58.13 | 239 |
| 23. EFL League One Schottland | 58.08 | 354 |
| 24. Premier League England | 58.04 | 760 |
| 25. Premjer-Liga Kasachstan | 57.9 | 330 |
| 26. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 57.79 | 760 |
| 27. Premiership Schottland | 57.7 | 453 |
| 28. Meistriliiga Estland | 57.6 | 359 |
| 29. Superliga Dänemark | 57.58 | 396 |
| 30. Fußball-Regionalliga West Österreich | 57.47 | 105 |
| 31. Wyschejschaja Liha Belarus | 57.38 | 104 |
| 32. NB I Ungarn | 57.27 | 394 |
| 33. Premyer Liqası Aserbaidschan | 57.24 | 340 |
| 34. V.League 1 Vietnam | 57.21 | 302 |
| 35. Primera Nacional Argentinien | 57.13 | 933 |
| 36. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 57 | 935 |
| 37. Veikkausliiga Finnland | 56.63 | 391 |
| 38. Virslīga Lettland | 56.59 | 123 |
| 39. Fußball-Bundesliga Österreich | 56.54 | 360 |
| 40. Primeira Liga Portugal | 56.5 | 612 |
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.