When does the first substitution come?
The average minute of a first change — a fair portrait of how a league manages a match.
Elitettan (İsveç) waits longest: its first change comes on average in the 60th minute.
| League | Average minute | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Elitettan İsveç | 60.32 | 357 |
| 2. Premier Lig Galler | 60.16 | 390 |
| 3. Championnat National Fransa | 59.91 | 542 |
| 4. Toppserien Norveç | 59.91 | 274 |
| 5. Kanada Premier League Kanada | 59.86 | 234 |
| 6. Damallsvenskan İsveç | 59.59 | 368 |
| 7. EFL League One İskoçya | 59.52 | 370 |
| 8. Devrî'l-Muhterifin es-Suudî Suudi Arabistan | 59.42 | 612 |
| 9. 2. Division - Group 2 Norveç | 59.31 | 362 |
| 10. 1a Divisão - Women Portekiz | 59.24 | 187 |
| 11. 2. Division - Group 1 Norveç | 59.17 | 357 |
| 12. FA WSL İngiltere | 59.13 | 265 |
| 13. Meistaradeildin Faroe Adaları | 58.98 | 270 |
| 14. Superettan İsveç | 58.73 | 488 |
| 15. Úrvalsdeild İzlanda | 58.72 | 324 |
| 16. Cebelitarık Kadınlar Futbol Şampiyonası İngiltere | 58.65 | 263 |
| 17. Ligue 2 Fransa | 58.62 | 618 |
| 18. Meistriliiga Estonya | 58.54 | 363 |
| 19. Premier Lig İngiltere | 58.4 | 758 |
| 20. Football League Two İskoçya | 58.35 | 360 |
| 21. Football League - Highland League İskoçya | 58.34 | 151 |
| 22. USL Super League Amerika Birleşik Devletleri | 58.32 | 258 |
| 23. 1. Division Women Norveç | 58.17 | 233 |
| 24. Allsvenskan İsveç | 58.12 | 484 |
| 25. İsveç 1. Lig İsveç | 58.11 | 480 |
| 26. National League (Küme) İngiltere | 58.01 | 1.109 |
| 27. Ettan - Norra İsveç | 57.99 | 476 |
| 28. A-League Women Avustralya | 57.94 | 234 |
| 29. Proximus League Belçika | 57.87 | 541 |
| 30. Lüksemburg Ligi Lüksemburg | 57.84 | 479 |
| 31. I Liga (Polonya) Polonya | 57.8 | 616 |
| 32. Division 1 Suudi Arabistan | 57.68 | 588 |
| 33. Singapur Premier League Singapur | 57.64 | 168 |
| 34. Football League Two İngiltere | 57.63 | 1.114 |
| 35. Litvanya A Ligi Litvanya | 57.6 | 364 |
| 36. Azerbaycan Premyer Ligası Azerbaycan | 57.56 | 387 |
| 37. Fransa Ligue 1 Fransa | 57.55 | 614 |
| 38. Liga F İspanya | 57.5 | 480 |
| 39. First Division İrlanda | 57.47 | 367 |
| 40. Bundesliga Almanya | 57.43 | 616 |
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.