When does the first substitution come?
The average minute of a first change — a fair portrait of how a league manages a match.
Football League Two (İskoçya) waits longest: its first change comes on average in the 62nd minute.
| League | Average minute | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Football League Two İskoçya | 61.89 | 350 |
| 2. J2 League Japonya | 61.08 | 930 |
| 3. Premier Lig Galler | 60.9 | 237 |
| 4. Ligue 2 Fransa | 60.57 | 530 |
| 5. National 2 - Group D Fransa | 60.48 | 104 |
| 6. J. Ligi Japonya | 60.48 | 617 |
| 7. Championship İskoçya | 60.14 | 359 |
| 8. National 2 - Group B Fransa | 59.99 | 101 |
| 9. Championship İngiltere | 59.75 | 1.108 |
| 10. Major League Soccer Amerika Birleşik Devletleri | 59.67 | 711 |
| 11. Belçika Birinci Ligi Belçika | 59.41 | 596 |
| 12. National League (Küme) İngiltere | 59.39 | 1.087 |
| 13. Eredivisie Hollanda | 59.38 | 624 |
| 14. Devrî'n-Nücûm Katar Katar | 59.23 | 363 |
| 15. Bundesliga Almanya | 59.21 | 611 |
| 16. 2. Bundesliga Almanya | 58.84 | 612 |
| 17. EFL League One İngiltere | 58.73 | 1.102 |
| 18. Ykkönen Finlandiya | 58.65 | 178 |
| 19. A-League Avustralya | 58.5 | 280 |
| 20. Football League Two İngiltere | 58.27 | 1.104 |
| 21. 3. Liga Almanya | 58.2 | 759 |
| 22. Primera División Uruguaya Uruguay | 58.13 | 239 |
| 23. EFL League One İskoçya | 58.08 | 354 |
| 24. Premier Lig İngiltere | 58.04 | 760 |
| 25. Kazakistan Süper Ligi Kazakistan | 57.9 | 330 |
| 26. Fransa Ligue 1 Fransa | 57.79 | 760 |
| 27. Premier Lig İskoçya | 57.7 | 453 |
| 28. Meistriliiga Estonya | 57.6 | 359 |
| 29. Danimarka Süper Ligi Danimarka | 57.58 | 396 |
| 30. Regionalliga - West Avusturya | 57.47 | 105 |
| 31. Beyaz Rusya Süper Ligi Belarus | 57.38 | 104 |
| 32. NB I Macaristan | 57.27 | 394 |
| 33. Azerbaycan Premyer Ligası Azerbaycan | 57.24 | 340 |
| 34. V-Ligi Vietnam | 57.21 | 302 |
| 35. Primera Nacional Arjantin | 57.13 | 933 |
| 36. Liga Profesional Argentina Arjantin | 57 | 935 |
| 37. Veikkausliiga Finlandiya | 56.63 | 391 |
| 38. Virsliga Letonya | 56.59 | 123 |
| 39. Avusturya Bundesliga Avusturya | 56.54 | 360 |
| 40. Portekiz Süper Ligi Portekiz | 56.5 | 612 |
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.