When does the first substitution come?
The average minute of a first change — a fair portrait of how a league manages a match.
J1 League (Japan) waits longest: its first change comes on average in the 62nd minute.
| League | Average minute | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. J1 League Japan | 61.62 | 611 |
| 2. Besta deild Island | 61.37 | 141 |
| 3. Premier League England | 60.83 | 755 |
| 4. EFL League Two Schottland | 60.55 | 352 |
| 5. Division 1B Belgien | 60.38 | 164 |
| 6. Ettan Fotboll Schweden | 60.34 | 219 |
| 7. Superettan Schweden | 60.33 | 473 |
| 8. National League England | 60.06 | 1.084 |
| 9. J2 League Japan | 59.98 | 833 |
| 10. 1. Division Norwegen | 59.97 | 485 |
| 11. A-League Men Australien | 59.97 | 278 |
| 12. Libanesische Premier League Libanon | 59.82 | 160 |
| 13. Division 1A Belgien | 59.62 | 538 |
| 14. Premier League Wales | 59.59 | 325 |
| 15. Eerste Divisie Niederlande | 59.45 | 754 |
| 16. Eredivisie Niederlande | 59.44 | 623 |
| 17. Ligue 2 Frankreich | 59.43 | 764 |
| 18. Maltese Premier League Malta | 59.39 | 120 |
| 19. EFL League One England | 59.37 | 1.108 |
| 20. EFL League One Schottland | 59.32 | 350 |
| 21. Championship Schottland | 59.31 | 357 |
| 22. Fußball-Bundesliga Österreich | 59.29 | 359 |
| 23. Fotbollsallsvenskan Schweden | 58.95 | 480 |
| 24. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 58.93 | 612 |
| 25. Tweede Divisie Niederlande | 58.86 | 606 |
| 26. Nationaldivision Luxemburg | 58.76 | 235 |
| 27. 3. Fußball-Liga Deutschland | 58.7 | 759 |
| 28. Eliteserien Norwegen | 58.69 | 478 |
| 29. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 58.65 | 759 |
| 30. National (D3) Frankreich | 58.63 | 121 |
| 31. Primeira Liga Portugal | 58.56 | 612 |
| 32. Superliga Dänemark | 58.55 | 486 |
| 33. EFL League Two England | 58.53 | 1.098 |
| 34. USL Championship Vereinigte Staaten | 58.47 | 986 |
| 35. Super League Schweiz | 58.46 | 359 |
| 36. Meistriliiga Estland | 58.43 | 355 |
| 37. Championship England | 58.43 | 1.112 |
| 38. Primera División Spanien | 58.35 | 760 |
| 39. Veikkausliiga Finnland | 58.3 | 395 |
| 40. Ettan - Norra Schweden | 58.28 | 197 |
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.