When does the first substitution come?
The average minute of a first change — a fair portrait of how a league manages a match.
Ligue 1 (Tunisia) waits longest: its first change comes on average in the 63rd minute.
| League | Average minute | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ligue 1 Tunisia | 62.57 | 372 |
| 2. Liga Utama Inggris Wales | 61.6 | 379 |
| 3. Divisi Satu J. League Jepang | 61.1 | 573 |
| 4. J2 League Jepang | 60.61 | 896 |
| 5. Liga Utama Inggris Skotlandia | 60.43 | 454 |
| 6. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 60.16 | 603 |
| 7. Championship Skotlandia | 60.15 | 357 |
| 8. Liga Bintang Qatar Qatar | 59.92 | 353 |
| 9. Ligue 2 Prancis | 59.84 | 726 |
| 10. National 2 - Group D Prancis | 59.81 | 423 |
| 11. National 2 - Group A Prancis | 59.68 | 425 |
| 12. Championnat National Prancis | 59.65 | 573 |
| 13. Liga Satu Inggris Inggris | 59.62 | 1.107 |
| 14. Divisi Nasional Luksemburg Luksemburg | 59.4 | 321 |
| 15. Liga Dua Inggris Inggris | 59.19 | 1.100 |
| 16. Liga Utama Sepak Bola Amerika Serikat Amerika Serikat | 59.11 | 675 |
| 17. Liga Conference Nasional Inggris Inggris | 59.03 | 1.083 |
| 18. National 2 - Group B Prancis | 59 | 420 |
| 19. Liga Pro Uni Emirat Arab Uni Emirat Arab | 58.92 | 357 |
| 20. Liga Super Denmark Denmark | 58.75 | 396 |
| 21. Eredivisie Belanda | 58.74 | 623 |
| 22. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 58.46 | 609 |
| 23. Regionalliga - Ost Austria | 58.43 | 452 |
| 24. National 2 - Group C Prancis | 58.41 | 420 |
| 25. Championship Inggris | 58.29 | 1.100 |
| 26. Ligue 1 Aljazair | 58.25 | 422 |
| 27. Liga Utama Azerbaijan Azerbaijan | 58 | 287 |
| 28. Liga Utama Inggris Inggris | 57.99 | 749 |
| 29. A-League Australia | 57.92 | 268 |
| 30. LaLiga Spanyol | 57.92 | 756 |
| 31. Venezuelan Primera División Venezuela | 57.74 | 620 |
| 32. Divisi 1 Denmark Denmark | 57.52 | 339 |
| 33. Ligue 1 Prancis | 57.46 | 759 |
| 34. 3. Fußball-Liga Jerman | 57.44 | 757 |
| 35. 2. Liga (Austria) Austria | 57.39 | 360 |
| 36. Serie A Italia | 57.26 | 760 |
| 37. Liga A Lithuania Lituania | 57.14 | 182 |
| 38. Liga Utama Kazakhstan Kazakhstan | 57.1 | 372 |
| 39. Ykkönen Finlandia | 57.04 | 178 |
| 40. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 56.97 | 595 |
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.