Season trivia for Challenger Pro League 2016/2017
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 2016/2017 Challenger Pro League season in Belgium.
Fastest goalscorer
Dylan De Belder, playing in Lierse SK, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Lommel-Lierse SK, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
Fabien Camus, playing for Royal Antwerp, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 13 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Royal Antwerp-Union St.-Gilloise.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In September 2016, Dylan De Belder (Standard Liège/Lierse SK) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2016/2017 season.
Most braces by player
Dylan De Belder in Standard Liège/Lierse SK scored (at least) two goals in a match 5 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2016/2017 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2016/2017 season was Dylan De Belder in Standard Liège/Lierse SK, in total he did it 7 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Dylan De Belder in Standard Liège/Lierse SK during the 2016/2017 season, in total he did this 6 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2016/2017 season was Ivan Yagan, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Cercle Brugge.
Most penalty goals by team
Lierse SK was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2016/2017 season, in total they scored 7 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was 4 goals, which 2 teams managed to do, and these were Cercle Brugge and Tubize.
Most own goals by player
2 players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2016/2017 season in Challenger Pro League. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were Maxime Biset (Royal Antwerp) and Toon Lenaerts (Lommel).
Most own goals by team
Lommel scored 4 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2016/2017 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Dylan De Belder in Lierse SK scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Dylan De Belder in Standard Liège/Lierse SK who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 10 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Dylan De Belder in Standard Liège/Lierse SK scored a total of 11 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Challenger Pro League during the 2016/2017 season.
Most consecutive wins
There were 2 teams that had 5 consecutive wins in the 2016/2017 season, and those teams were KSV Roeselare and Royal Antwerp.
Most matches in a row without losing
KSV Roeselare were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2016/2017 season, playing 16 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Oud-Heverlee Leuven had a streak of 5 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Challenger Pro League during the 2016/2017 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Lommel managed the feat of not winning a single match in 15 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 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 KSV Roeselare and Tubize, and these teams turned the game around 4 times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Lommel have managed this in 4 matches during the 2016/2017 season, more than any other team in Challenger Pro League.
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