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.
USL Championship (Stati Uniti) uses its bench hardest: 7,63 changes a match.
| League | Changes per match | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. USL Championship Stati Uniti | 7.63 | 131 |
| 2. Pervenstvo Futbol'noj Nacional'noj Ligi Russia | 7.18 | 380 |
| 3. U19 Bundesliga Germania | 7.03 | 545 |
| 4. Esiliiga Estonia | 6.43 | 180 |
| 5. Division Profesional - Apertura Paraguay | 5.97 | 132 |
| 6. Serie B Brasile | 5.94 | 380 |
| 7. Segunda División Spagna | 5.93 | 468 |
| 8. Liga Portugal Portogallo | 5.92 | 306 |
| 9. Serie A Brasile | 5.91 | 379 |
| 10. Serie A Italia | 5.9 | 380 |
| 11. Campionato greco di calcio Grecia | 5.88 | 252 |
| 12. Liga I Romania | 5.86 | 267 |
| 13. Serie B Italia | 5.84 | 470 |
| 14. Primera B Nacional Argentina | 5.84 | 506 |
| 15. Primera División Venezuela | 5.84 | 155 |
| 16. Liga Portugal 2 Portogallo | 5.84 | 293 |
| 17. K League 1 Corea del Sud | 5.84 | 201 |
| 18. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentina | 5.84 | 450 |
| 19. Lega saudita professionistica Arabia Saudita | 5.81 | 182 |
| 20. Fußball-Bundesliga Germania | 5.81 | 306 |
| 21. 2. Liga Austria | 5.79 | 180 |
| 22. Super Liga Serbia | 5.79 | 296 |
| 23. HNL Croazia | 5.79 | 180 |
| 24. LaLiga Spagnola Spagna | 5.79 | 380 |
| 25. J. League Division 2 Giappone | 5.79 | 459 |
| 26. 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Germania | 5.77 | 306 |
| 27. Prem'er-Liha Ucraina | 5.77 | 191 |
| 28. Primera B Metropolitana Argentina | 5.75 | 165 |
| 29. Categoría Primera A Colombia | 5.75 | 428 |
| 30. Primera División Costa Rica | 5.75 | 152 |
| 31. O'zbekiston Superligasi Uzbekistan | 5.74 | 170 |
| 32. Bundesliga Austria | 5.74 | 180 |
| 33. Primera División de México Messico | 5.73 | 334 |
| 34. Superligaen Danimarca | 5.73 | 243 |
| 35. Süper Lig Turchia | 5.73 | 306 |
| 36. TFF 1. Lig Turchia | 5.72 | 311 |
| 37. 3. Liga Germania | 5.72 | 380 |
| 38. K League 2 Corea del Sud | 5.72 | 186 |
| 39. Super League Svizzera | 5.71 | 180 |
| 40. J1 League Giappone | 5.71 | 309 |
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.