When does the first substitution come?

The average minute of a first change — a fair portrait of how a league manages a match.

1. Deild (Islandia) waits longest: its first change comes on average in the 59th minute.

When does the first substitution come?
League	Average minute	Matches
1. 1. Deild Islandia	59.48	124
2. Liga Utama Inggris Wales	59.45	112
3. Superettan Swedia	57.86	136
4. I Liga Polandia	57.29	124
5. Allsvenskan Swedia	57.25	150
6. Liga Dua Inggris Inggris	57.21	120
7. Primera B Metropolitana Argentina	56.92	247
8. Ykkönen Finlandia	56.89	112
9. 1. Division Norwegia	56.73	114
10. USL Championship Amerika Serikat	56.51	224
11. Liga Utama Sepak Bola Amerika Serikat Amerika Serikat	56.5	278
12. TFF 1. Lig Turki	56.47	120
13. Liga Utama Rusia Rusia	56.23	112
14. USL League One Amerika Serikat	56.22	162
15. Championship Inggris	56.2	138
16. Liga Pro Ekuador	56.16	204
17. Liga 2 Ceko Ceko	55.94	112
18. J3 League Jepang	55.74	100
19. 3. liga - MSFL Ceko	55.73	123
20. Prva Liga Serbia	55.69	110
21. Torneo Federal A Argentina	55.58	244
22. NWSL Women Amerika Serikat	55.58	170
23. Úrvalsdeild Islandia	55.56	105
24. Liga MX Meksiko	55.08	118
25. Liga Conference Nasional Inggris Inggris	55.06	144
26. Ekstraklasa Polandia	55.02	116
27. Liga Profesional Saudi Arab Saudi	54.96	108
28. Divisi Utama Uruguay Uruguay	54.89	130
29. Veikkausliiga Finlandia	54.84	104
30. Liga Utama Norwegia Norwegia	54.67	126
31. Eerste Divisie Belanda	54.66	104
32. Divisi Satu J. League Jepang	54.59	400
33. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina	54.5	240
34. Primera B Cile	54.49	136
35. Segunda División Peru	54.42	102
36. Liga I Rumania	54.41	126
37. J2 League Jepang	54.41	100
38. Chilean Primera División Cile	54.37	110
39. II Liga - East Polandia	54.35	115
40. NPFL Nigeria	54.32	454

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.