When does the first substitution come?
The average minute of a first change — a fair portrait of how a league manages a match.
FA WSL (Inggris) waits longest: its first change comes on average in the 62nd minute.
| League | Average minute | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. FA WSL Inggris | 62.17 | 165 |
| 2. A-League Women Australia | 61.97 | 110 |
| 3. Liga Nasional Utara Inggris Inggris | 61.3 | 328 |
| 4. Campionato Nazionale Primavera Italia | 61.09 | 293 |
| 5. Liga Utama Inggris Inggris | 60.89 | 753 |
| 6. Damallsvenskan Swedia | 60.73 | 264 |
| 7. Championnat National Prancis | 60.65 | 611 |
| 8. Superettan Swedia | 60.29 | 487 |
| 9. Liga Dua Inggris Inggris | 60.23 | 1.106 |
| 10. Úrvalsdeild Women Islandia | 60.05 | 152 |
| 11. Liga Conference Nasional Inggris Inggris | 59.86 | 950 |
| 12. Meistriliiga Estonia | 59.86 | 293 |
| 13. Challenger Pro League Belgia | 59.84 | 222 |
| 14. Liga Utama Malta Malta | 59.8 | 364 |
| 15. Championship Inggris | 59.71 | 1.109 |
| 16. Liga Utama Azerbaijan Azerbaijan | 59.68 | 224 |
| 17. Liga Satu Inggris Inggris | 59.66 | 1.095 |
| 18. Liga Pro Uni Emirat Arab Uni Emirat Arab | 59.5 | 363 |
| 19. Feminine Division 1 Prancis | 59.47 | 263 |
| 20. 3. liga - MSFL Ceko | 59.47 | 139 |
| 21. Liga Satu Inggris Skotlandia | 59.41 | 233 |
| 22. Women's Championship Inggris | 59.24 | 219 |
| 23. Liga Conference Wilayah Selatan Inggris Inggris | 59.2 | 327 |
| 24. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 59.19 | 659 |
| 25. Championship Skotlandia | 59.15 | 269 |
| 26. Premier Division Irlandia | 58.99 | 179 |
| 27. Liga Utama Inggris Irlandia Utara | 58.94 | 455 |
| 28. Indian Super League India | 58.89 | 229 |
| 29. Liga Dua Inggris Skotlandia | 58.86 | 229 |
| 30. Regionalliga - Mitte Austria | 58.75 | 200 |
| 31. Super Liga Slovakia | 58.7 | 394 |
| 32. 1. SNL Slovenia | 58.69 | 361 |
| 33. Ettan - Södra Swedia | 58.68 | 477 |
| 34. Liga Pertama Montenegro Montenegro | 58.61 | 360 |
| 35. Liga Utama Kazakhstan Kazakhstan | 58.58 | 224 |
| 36. National 2 - Group D Prancis | 58.49 | 138 |
| 37. Úrvalsdeild Islandia | 58.48 | 214 |
| 38. Divisi Nasional Luksemburg Luksemburg | 58.45 | 479 |
| 39. Ettan - Norra Swedia | 58.44 | 473 |
| 40. Kvindeliga Denmark | 58.42 | 172 |
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.