When does the first substitution come?
The average minute of a first change — a fair portrait of how a league manages a match.
National 3 - Group K (Prancis) waits longest: its first change comes on average in the 62nd minute.
| League | Average minute | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. National 3 - Group K Prancis | 61.72 | 355 |
| 2. Liga Utama Inggris Wales | 61.22 | 381 |
| 3. Liga Satu Inggris Inggris | 60.72 | 1.103 |
| 4. Liga Nasional Utara Inggris Inggris | 60.5 | 907 |
| 5. Championnat National Prancis | 60.39 | 608 |
| 6. Úrvalsdeild Women Islandia | 60.29 | 180 |
| 7. Championship Skotlandia | 60.24 | 372 |
| 8. Liga Utama Inggris Irlandia Utara | 60.03 | 464 |
| 9. National 3 - Group E Prancis | 60.02 | 354 |
| 10. Liga Utama Inggris Inggris | 59.96 | 753 |
| 11. Úrvalsdeild Islandia | 59.95 | 263 |
| 12. Liga Conference Nasional Inggris Inggris | 59.92 | 1.021 |
| 13. Ettan - Södra Swedia | 59.91 | 477 |
| 14. Meistriliiga Estonia | 59.76 | 306 |
| 15. Damallsvenskan Swedia | 59.72 | 264 |
| 16. Ettan - Norra Swedia | 59.52 | 479 |
| 17. Championship Inggris | 59.47 | 1.113 |
| 18. Superettan Swedia | 59.34 | 488 |
| 19. Liga Profesional Saudi Arab Saudi | 59.33 | 478 |
| 20. Liga Dua Inggris Inggris | 59.31 | 1.106 |
| 21. First Division Irlandia | 59.28 | 276 |
| 22. National 2 - Group A Prancis | 59.08 | 475 |
| 23. Liga Satu Inggris Skotlandia | 59.07 | 369 |
| 24. Ligue 1 Prancis | 59.07 | 764 |
| 25. Eredivisie Women Belanda | 59.02 | 213 |
| 26. Liga Conference Wilayah Selatan Inggris Inggris | 59 | 835 |
| 27. Ligue 2 Prancis | 58.97 | 765 |
| 28. FA WSL Inggris | 58.63 | 264 |
| 29. National 3 - Group F Prancis | 58.59 | 347 |
| 30. National 3 - Group A Prancis | 58.58 | 362 |
| 31. Liga Dua Inggris Skotlandia | 58.52 | 361 |
| 32. Women's Championship Inggris | 58.51 | 261 |
| 33. Elitettan Swedia | 58.49 | 362 |
| 34. Premier League 2 Division One Inggris | 58.49 | 723 |
| 35. National 2 - Group B Prancis | 58.48 | 479 |
| 36. Premier Division Irlandia | 58.46 | 358 |
| 37. Toppserien Norwegia | 58.39 | 180 |
| 38. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 58.34 | 661 |
| 39. U18 Premier League - North Inggris | 58.33 | 359 |
| 40. Queensland NPL Australia | 58.27 | 322 |
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.