When does the first substitution come?
The average minute of a first change — a fair portrait of how a league manages a match.
Liga Dua Inggris (Skotlandia) waits longest: its first change comes on average in the 62nd minute.
| League | Average minute | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liga Dua Inggris Skotlandia | 61.89 | 350 |
| 2. J2 League Jepang | 61.08 | 930 |
| 3. Liga Utama Inggris Wales | 60.9 | 237 |
| 4. Ligue 2 Prancis | 60.57 | 530 |
| 5. National 2 - Group D Prancis | 60.48 | 104 |
| 6. Divisi Satu J. League Jepang | 60.48 | 617 |
| 7. Championship Skotlandia | 60.14 | 359 |
| 8. National 2 - Group B Prancis | 59.99 | 101 |
| 9. Championship Inggris | 59.75 | 1.108 |
| 10. Liga Utama Sepak Bola Amerika Serikat Amerika Serikat | 59.67 | 711 |
| 11. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 59.41 | 596 |
| 12. Liga Conference Nasional Inggris Inggris | 59.39 | 1.087 |
| 13. Eredivisie Belanda | 59.38 | 624 |
| 14. Liga Bintang Qatar Qatar | 59.23 | 363 |
| 15. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 59.21 | 611 |
| 16. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 58.84 | 612 |
| 17. Liga Satu Inggris Inggris | 58.73 | 1.102 |
| 18. Ykkönen Finlandia | 58.65 | 178 |
| 19. A-League Australia | 58.5 | 280 |
| 20. Liga Dua Inggris Inggris | 58.27 | 1.104 |
| 21. 3. Fußball-Liga Jerman | 58.2 | 759 |
| 22. Divisi Utama Uruguay Uruguay | 58.13 | 239 |
| 23. Liga Satu Inggris Skotlandia | 58.08 | 354 |
| 24. Liga Utama Inggris Inggris | 58.04 | 760 |
| 25. Liga Utama Kazakhstan Kazakhstan | 57.9 | 330 |
| 26. Ligue 1 Prancis | 57.79 | 760 |
| 27. Liga Utama Inggris Skotlandia | 57.7 | 453 |
| 28. Meistriliiga Estonia | 57.6 | 359 |
| 29. Liga Super Denmark Denmark | 57.58 | 396 |
| 30. Regionalliga - West Austria | 57.47 | 105 |
| 31. Liga Utama Belarus Belarus | 57.38 | 104 |
| 32. NB I Hungaria | 57.27 | 394 |
| 33. Liga Utama Azerbaijan Azerbaijan | 57.24 | 340 |
| 34. V.League 1 Vietnam | 57.21 | 302 |
| 35. Primera B Nacional Argentina | 57.13 | 933 |
| 36. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 57 | 935 |
| 37. Veikkausliiga Finlandia | 56.63 | 391 |
| 38. Liga Tinggi Latvia Latvia | 56.59 | 123 |
| 39. Bundesliga Austria Austria | 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.