Season trivia for 2. Bundesliga 2012/2013
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2012/2013 2. Bundesliga season in Germany.
Fastest goalscorer
Adrián Ramos, playing in Hertha Berlin, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Erzgebirge Aue-Hertha Berlin, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
Daniel Ginczek, playing for St. Pauli, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 49 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between St. Pauli-FSV Frankfurt.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In November 2012, Domi Kumbela (Eintracht Braunschweig) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2012/2013 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 4 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Domi Kumbela (Eintracht Braunschweig)
Albert Bunjaku (Kaiserslautern)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2012/2013 season was Domi Kumbela in Eintracht Braunschweig, in total he did it 9 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Ronny in Hertha Berlin during the 2012/2013 season, in total he did this 8 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2012/2013 season was Torsten Mattuschka, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Union Berlin.
Most penalty goals by team
Most goals from the penalty spot was a feat shared by 3 teams, and the teams that each scored 6 penalty goals were Kaiserslautern, VfR Aalen and Union Berlin.
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was 3 goals, which 2 teams managed to do, and these were Köln and SC Paderborn.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 3 players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2012/2013 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Domi Kumbela in Eintracht Braunschweig who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 11 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Ronny in Hertha Berlin scored a total of 13 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in 2. Bundesliga during the 2012/2013 season.
Most consecutive wins
Eintracht Braunschweig was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2012/2013 season, with a total of 5 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Hertha Berlin were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2012/2013 season, playing 21 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2012/2013 season, there were 4 teams that had 5 consecutive losses, and those teams were Duisburg, Sandhausen, SC Paderborn and Jahn Regensburg.
Most matches in a row without a win
Jahn Regensburg managed the feat of not winning a single match in 12 consecutive matches during the 2012/2013 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were Bochum and Eintracht Braunschweig, and these teams turned the game around 3 times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Jahn Regensburg have managed this in 5 matches during the 2012/2013 season, more than any other team in 2. Bundesliga.
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