When does the first substitution come?
The average minute of a first change — a fair portrait of how a league manages a match.
Liga Profesional Saudi (Arab Saudi) waits longest: its first change comes on average in the 59th minute.
| League | Average minute | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liga Profesional Saudi Arab Saudi | 59.42 | 612 |
| 2. Ligue 2 Prancis | 58.62 | 618 |
| 3. Liga Utama Inggris Inggris | 58.4 | 758 |
| 4. Allsvenskan Swedia | 58.12 | 484 |
| 5. Ligue 1 Prancis | 57.55 | 614 |
| 6. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 57.43 | 616 |
| 7. Championship Inggris | 57.1 | 1.114 |
| 8. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 56.94 | 642 |
| 9. Primeira Liga Portugal | 56.93 | 616 |
| 10. Liga Super Turki Turki | 56.65 | 612 |
| 11. Liga Utama Sepak Bola Amerika Serikat Amerika Serikat | 56.59 | 1.080 |
| 12. Bundesliga Austria Austria | 56.39 | 390 |
| 13. Liga Utama Norwegia Norwegia | 56.31 | 481 |
| 14. Liga Utama Inggris Skotlandia | 56.31 | 467 |
| 15. A-League Australia | 56.25 | 326 |
| 16. Ekstraklasa Polandia | 56.2 | 612 |
| 17. Eredivisie Belanda | 56.1 | 618 |
| 18. Segunda División Spanyol | 55.83 | 933 |
| 19. Divisi Satu J. League Jepang | 55.66 | 760 |
| 20. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 55.54 | 616 |
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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.