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 61st minute.
| League | Average minute | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. National 3 - Group K Prancis | 60.56 | 1.042 |
| 2. Liga Utama Inggris Wales | 60.14 | 5.149 |
| 3. Liga Nasional Utara Inggris Inggris | 59.95 | 5.227 |
| 4. Úrvalsdeild Women Islandia | 59.86 | 954 |
| 5. Liga Dua Inggris Skotlandia | 59.74 | 3.759 |
| 6. Superettan Swedia | 59.73 | 4.962 |
| 7. Damallsvenskan Swedia | 59.69 | 2.076 |
| 8. Ettan - Södra Swedia | 59.6 | 3.785 |
| 9. Elitettan Swedia | 59.55 | 1.895 |
| 10. Liga Satu Inggris Skotlandia | 59.45 | 3.819 |
| 11. Liga Conference Nasional Inggris Inggris | 59.37 | 16.142 |
| 12. Women's Championship Inggris | 59.36 | 1.499 |
| 13. Toppserien Norwegia | 59.35 | 1.222 |
| 14. FA WSL Inggris | 59.29 | 1.886 |
| 15. Liga Utama Inggris Inggris | 59.29 | 12.128 |
| 16. Ettan - Norra Swedia | 59.2 | 4.097 |
| 17. Championnat National Prancis | 59.11 | 6.960 |
| 18. National 3 - Group E Prancis | 59.11 | 1.729 |
| 19. Liga Dua Inggris Inggris | 59.03 | 15.350 |
| 20. Ligue 2 Prancis | 59.01 | 11.313 |
| 21. Liga Profesional Belgia Belgia | 58.95 | 9.566 |
| 22. National 2 - Group C Prancis | 58.93 | 4.070 |
| 23. National 2 - Group D Prancis | 58.92 | 2.748 |
| 24. Tercera División RFEF - Promotion - Play-offs Spanyol | 58.88 | 683 |
| 25. Liga Satu Inggris Inggris | 58.88 | 16.401 |
| 26. Championship Skotlandia | 58.79 | 5.558 |
| 27. First Amateur Division Belgia | 58.77 | 3.088 |
| 28. National 2 - Group A Prancis | 58.77 | 3.707 |
| 29. Championship Inggris | 58.73 | 16.772 |
| 30. Meistaradeildin Kepulauan Faroe | 58.72 | 2.832 |
| 31. Ligue 1 Prancis | 58.61 | 10.808 |
| 32. Challenger Pro League Belgia | 58.58 | 3.025 |
| 33. Primera División RFEF - Group 3 Spanyol | 58.58 | 528 |
| 34. National 3 - Group B Prancis | 58.56 | 1.721 |
| 35. J2 League Jepang | 58.56 | 12.512 |
| 36. 2. Division - Group 2 Norwegia | 58.51 | 2.233 |
| 37. Liga Utama Malta Malta | 58.47 | 2.714 |
| 38. National 3 - Group F Prancis | 58.46 | 1.741 |
| 39. Liga Profesional Saudi Arab Saudi | 58.46 | 5.063 |
| 40. National 2 - Group B Prancis | 58.42 | 3.716 |
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.