Season trivia for Allsvenskan 2016
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 2016 Allsvenskan season in Sweden.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2016 season:
Fastest hat-trick
John Owoeri, playing for Häcken, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 9 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Häcken-Falkenberg.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In May 2016, Vidar Örn Kjartansson (Malmö FF) scored 8 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2016 season.
Most braces by player
Michael Olunga in Djurgården scored (at least) two goals in a match 4 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2016 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2016 season was Jesper Karlsson in Falkenberg, in total he did it 6 times.
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were 3 players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, 5 times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2016 was shared between 2 players, all of whom scored 4 penalties each, and these were Brwa Nouri (Östersund) and Emil Salomonsson (IFK Göteborg).
Most penalty goals by team
Östersund was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2016 season, in total they scored 6 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Nikola Tkalcic was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2016 season, in total he scored 2 stoppage time goals for his IFK Norrköping.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Malmö FF was the best team, in total they scored 5 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 5 players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2016 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Pawel Cibicki (Jönköping Södra)
Sam Johnson (Djurgården)
Marcus Antonsson (Kalmar FF)
Chinedu Obasi (AIK)
Nahir Besara (Örebro)
Players with most goals in the first half
It was John Owoeri in Häcken who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 9 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Sebastian Andersson in IFK Norrköping scored a total of 9 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Allsvenskan during the 2016 season.
Most consecutive wins
Malmö FF was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2016 season, with a total of 5 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
IFK Norrköping were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2016 season, playing 18 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Gefle had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Allsvenskan during the 2016 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Gefle managed the feat of not winning a single match in 11 consecutive matches during the 2016 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 Örebro and IFK Norrköping, and these teams turned the game around 5 times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Falkenberg have managed this in 6 matches during the 2016 season, more than any other team in Allsvenskan.
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