Which leagues use their bench hardest?
Substitutions per match, both sides together. The permitted number rose from three to five in 2020, and the record shows it.
Serie B (Brasil) uses its bench hardest: 9,66 changes a match.
| League | Changes per match | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Serie B Brasil | 9.66 | 380 |
| 2. Serie C Brasil | 9.5 | 216 |
| 3. Serie A Brasil | 9.42 | 380 |
| 4. Seri B Italia | 9.35 | 390 |
| 5. Serie A Italia | 9.28 | 381 |
| 6. Venezuelan Primera División Venezuela | 9.24 | 277 |
| 7. Primeira Liga Portugal | 9.21 | 308 |
| 8. Segunda División Spanyol | 9.21 | 468 |
| 9. LigaPro Portugal | 9.17 | 308 |
| 10. LaLiga Spanyol | 9.15 | 380 |
| 11. Ligat ha'Al Israel | 9.13 | 240 |
| 12. J2 League Jepang | 9.11 | 465 |
| 13. Primera División RFEF - Group 2 Spanyol | 9.11 | 380 |
| 14. Reserve League Belarus | 9.08 | 187 |
| 15. Serie D Brasil | 9.07 | 510 |
| 16. Paulista - A1 Brasil | 9.06 | 109 |
| 17. Liga Pro Iran Iran | 9.05 | 240 |
| 18. Liga Super Turki Turki | 9.02 | 313 |
| 19. Liga 3 Portugal | 8.98 | 339 |
| 20. Primera División RFEF - Group 1 Spanyol | 8.97 | 375 |
| 21. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 8.97 | 308 |
| 22. Liga Utama Armenia Armenia | 8.96 | 180 |
| 23. Paulista - A3 Brasil | 8.95 | 149 |
| 24. Paulista - A2 Brasil | 8.95 | 134 |
| 25. Liga II Rumania | 8.94 | 263 |
| 26. Segunda División Uruguay | 8.93 | 169 |
| 27. 3. Fußball-Liga Jerman | 8.93 | 379 |
| 28. Liga Super Swiss Swiss | 8.92 | 182 |
| 29. Divisi Satu J. League Jepang | 8.92 | 306 |
| 30. Tercera División RFEF - Group 15 Spanyol | 8.92 | 238 |
| 31. Primera División Kosta Rika | 8.9 | 244 |
| 32. Division Profesional - Clausura Paraguay | 8.9 | 132 |
| 33. Serie C - Girone B Italia | 8.89 | 380 |
| 34. J3 League Jepang | 8.88 | 306 |
| 35. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Jerman | 8.87 | 308 |
| 36. Liga MX Meksiko | 8.85 | 342 |
| 37. Serie C - Girone C Italia | 8.85 | 380 |
| 38. Liga Nasional Sepak Bola Rusia Rusia | 8.84 | 306 |
| 39. K League 2 Korea Selatan | 8.84 | 222 |
| 40. Primera División Bolivia | 8.83 | 335 |
Showing every competition. Major competitions only
League play only, for the same reason: extra time in a cup adds a substitution that league football never sees.