Which leagues use their bench hardest?
Substitutions per match, both sides together. The permitted number rose from three to five in 2020, and the record shows it.
Serie C - Girone B (Italy) uses its bench hardest: 8.67 changes a match.
| League | Changes per match | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Serie C - Girone B Italy | 8.67 | 267 |
| 2. Persha Liga Ukraine | 8.63 | 243 |
| 3. Serie C - Girone C Italy | 8.52 | 299 |
| 4. Serie C - Girone A Italy | 8.27 | 301 |
| 5. 1. Division Belarus | 8.11 | 210 |
| 6. First League Russia | 7.96 | 270 |
| 7. Challenge League Switzerland | 7.9 | 180 |
| 8. Druha Liga - Group B Ukraine | 7.75 | 109 |
| 9. Druha Liga Ukraine | 7.56 | 110 |
| 10. Esiliiga A Estonia | 7.51 | 180 |
| 11. Premier League Egypt | 7.49 | 305 |
| 12. Regionalliga - West Germany | 7.41 | 212 |
| 13. Primera División Femenina Spain | 7.33 | 168 |
| 14. UEFA Youth League International | 7.3 | 167 |
| 15. U19 Bundesliga Germany | 7.15 | 415 |
| 16. FNL Czechia | 6.93 | 240 |
| 17. II Liga - East Poland | 6.9 | 300 |
| 18. Serie A Italy | 6.82 | 380 |
| 19. La Liga Spain | 6.81 | 380 |
| 20. 3. Liga Germany | 6.74 | 380 |
| 21. Segunda División Spain | 6.71 | 468 |
| 22. Super League Switzerland | 6.7 | 182 |
| 23. Serie B Italy | 6.69 | 390 |
| 24. Bundesliga Austria | 6.69 | 195 |
| 25. Ligat Ha'al Israel | 6.68 | 240 |
| 26. Primeira Liga Portugal | 6.67 | 306 |
| 27. Superliga Denmark | 6.66 | 243 |
| 28. 2. Bundesliga Germany | 6.65 | 308 |
| 29. Liga I Romania | 6.62 | 263 |
| 30. Liga Leumit Israel | 6.61 | 296 |
| 31. Premier League Armenia | 6.6 | 122 |
| 32. 2. Liga Austria | 6.58 | 240 |
| 33. Premier League Ukraine | 6.56 | 187 |
| 34. Czech Liga Czechia | 6.53 | 271 |
| 35. 1. Lig Türkiye | 6.42 | 311 |
| 36. NB I Hungary | 6.4 | 198 |
| 37. Botola Pro Morocco | 6.37 | 240 |
| 38. Super League 1 Greece | 6.36 | 242 |
| 39. Süper Lig Türkiye | 6.35 | 306 |
| 40. 1. Division Denmark | 6.35 | 198 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
League play only, for the same reason: extra time in a cup adds a substitution that league football never sees.