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 karla (Islanda) waits longest: its first change comes on average in the 59th minute.
| League | Average minute | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. 1. deild karla Islanda | 59.48 | 124 |
| 2. Premier League Galles | 59.45 | 112 |
| 3. Superettan Svezia | 57.86 | 136 |
| 4. I liga Polonia | 57.29 | 124 |
| 5. Allsvenskan Svezia | 57.25 | 150 |
| 6. Football League Two Inghilterra | 57.21 | 120 |
| 7. Primera B Metropolitana Argentina | 56.92 | 247 |
| 8. Ykkönen Finlandia | 56.89 | 112 |
| 9. 1. Division Norvegia | 56.73 | 114 |
| 10. USL Championship Stati Uniti | 56.51 | 224 |
| 11. Major League Soccer Stati Uniti | 56.5 | 278 |
| 12. TFF 1. Lig Turchia | 56.47 | 120 |
| 13. Prem'er-Liga Russia | 56.23 | 112 |
| 14. USL League One Stati Uniti | 56.22 | 162 |
| 15. Championship Inghilterra | 56.2 | 138 |
| 16. Liga Pro Ecuador | 56.16 | 204 |
| 17. FNL Cechia | 55.94 | 112 |
| 18. J3 League Giappone | 55.74 | 100 |
| 19. 3. liga - MSFL Cechia | 55.73 | 123 |
| 20. Prva Liga Serbia | 55.69 | 110 |
| 21. Torneo Federal A Argentina | 55.58 | 244 |
| 22. NWSL Women Stati Uniti | 55.58 | 170 |
| 23. Campionato islandese di calcio Islanda | 55.56 | 105 |
| 24. Primera División de México Messico | 55.08 | 118 |
| 25. Conference National Inghilterra | 55.06 | 144 |
| 26. Ekstraklasa Polonia | 55.02 | 116 |
| 27. Lega saudita professionistica Arabia Saudita | 54.96 | 108 |
| 28. Primera División Profesional de Uruguay Uruguay | 54.89 | 130 |
| 29. Campionato finlandese di calcio Finlandia | 54.84 | 104 |
| 30. Campionato norvegese di calcio Norvegia | 54.67 | 126 |
| 31. Eerste Divisie Paesi Bassi | 54.66 | 104 |
| 32. J1 League Giappone | 54.59 | 400 |
| 33. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 54.5 | 240 |
| 34. Primera B Cile | 54.49 | 136 |
| 35. Segunda División Perù | 54.42 | 102 |
| 36. Liga I Romania | 54.41 | 126 |
| 37. J. League Division 2 Giappone | 54.41 | 100 |
| 38. Primera División Cile | 54.37 | 110 |
| 39. II Liga Polonia | 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.