Season trivia for Brasileirão 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 Brasileirão season in Brazil.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2016 season were the players Cícero - Gustavo Scarpa (Fluminense) and Dudu - Gabriel Jesus (Palmeiras). Together they scored 5 goals for their teams, where one of the players scored the goal and the other one assisted to it.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2016 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Sassá, playing for Botafogo, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 15 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Botafogo-América Mineiro.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In May 2016, Grafite (Santa Cruz) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2016 season.
Most braces by player
Grafite in Santa Cruz scored (at least) two goals in a match four 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 Fred in Fluminense/Atlético Mineiro, in total he did it eight times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Diego Souza in Sport Recife during the 2016 season, in total he did this six times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2016 season was Bruno Rangel, in total he scored seven penalties for his Chapecoense.
Most penalty goals by team
Chapecoense was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2016 season, in total they scored seven of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Bruno Silva was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2016 season, in total he scored two stoppage time goals for his Botafogo.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Botafogo was the best team, in total they scored five goals in the final minutes of the match.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were two players who scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2016 season, and the players who achieved this were Marinho (Vitória) and Ramón Ábila (Cruzeiro).
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Robinho in Atlético Mineiro 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
Ricardo Oliveira in Santos scored a total of 9 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Brasileirão during the 2016 season.
Most consecutive wins
There were two teams that had 5 consecutive wins in the 2016 season, and those teams were Atlético Mineiro and Botafogo.
Most matches in a row without losing
Palmeiras were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2016 season, playing 15 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2016 season, there were two teams that had 7 consecutive losses, and those teams were América Mineiro and Santa Cruz.
Most matches in a row without a win
Internacional managed the feat of not winning a single match in 14 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 Chapecoense and Cruzeiro, and these teams turned the game around five times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Coritiba have managed this in five matches during the 2016 season, more than any other team in Brasileirão.