Season trivia for Challenger Pro League 2017/2018
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 2017/2018 Challenger Pro League season in Belgium.
Fastest goalscorer
The fastest goal scorers during the season 2017/2018 were these players, all of whom scored in minute 2 of any match of the season:
Fastest hat-trick
Daan Heymans, playing for Westerlo, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 73 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Westerlo-Lierse SK.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In October 2017, Esteban Casagolda (Oud-Heverlee Leuven) scored 5 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2017/2018 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored two times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2017/2018 season was Esteban Casagolda in Oud-Heverlee Leuven, in total he did it seven times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Florent Stevance in Tubize during the 2017/2018 season, in total he did this six times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2017/2018 season was Hernán Losada, in total he scored four penalties for his Beerschot.
Most penalty goals by team
Cercle Brugge was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2017/2018 season, in total they scored seven of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Yannick Aguemon was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2017/2018 season, in total he scored two stoppage time goals for his Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, KSV Roeselare 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 three players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Euloge Placca Fessou (Beerschot)
Irvin Cardona (Cercle Brugge)
Esteban Casagolda (Oud-Heverlee Leuven)
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Esteban Casagolda in Oud-Heverlee Leuven who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 5 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Yannick Aguemon in Oud-Heverlee Leuven scored a total of 8 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Challenger Pro League during the 2017/2018 season.
Most consecutive wins
Lierse SK was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2017/2018 season, with a total of 7 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Oud-Heverlee Leuven were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2017/2018 season, playing 11 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2017/2018 season, there were three teams that had 4 consecutive losses, and those teams were Tubize, Westerlo and KSV Roeselare.
Most matches in a row without a win
Westerlo managed the feat of not winning a single match in 10 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something KSV Roeselare were best at during the 2017/2018 season, they came back to win five matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Union St.-Gilloise have managed this in four matches during the 2017/2018 season, more than any other team in Challenger Pro League.