Season trivia for Challenger Pro League 2019/2020
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 2019/2020 Challenger Pro League season in Belgium.
Fastest goalscorer
Kamal Sowah, playing in Oud-Heverlee Leuven, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Oud-Heverlee Leuven-KSV Roeselare, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
All of these players managed to score a hat-trick, that is, three goals in the same match, within 0 minutes:
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2019/2020 was 4 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Clément Couturier (Virton) - September 2019
Kurt Abrahams (Westerlo) - November 2019
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 1 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Clément Couturier (Virton)
Kurt Abrahams (Westerlo)
Igor Vetokele (Westerlo)
Faiz Selemani (Union St.-Gilloise)
Teddy Teuma (Union St.-Gilloise)
Stélvio (Virton)
Serge Tabekou (Union St.-Gilloise)
Andrei Camargo (KSV Roeselare)
Aurélien Joachim (Virton)
Jonathan Hendrickx (Lommel)
Maxime Biset (Westerlo)
Mathieu Maertens (Oud-Heverlee Leuven)
Marius Noubissi (Beerschot)
Saviour Godwin (KSV Roeselare)
Thomas Henry (Oud-Heverlee Leuven)
Christian Brüls (Westerlo)
Federico Vega (Union St.-Gilloise)
Most first goals in a match
The first goal of a match means a lot, and these players each scored it in a total of 6 matches during the season:
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Thomas Henry in Oud-Heverlee Leuven during the 2019/2020 season, in total he did this 6 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2019/2020 season was Jonathan Hendrickx, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Lommel.
Most penalty goals by team
Lommel was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2019/2020 season, in total they scored 6 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 3 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Virton was the best team, in total they scored 5 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Thomas Henry in Oud-Heverlee Leuven scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
The players with the most goals in the first half of the match scored 7 goals, and the players who did this were Thomas Henry (Oud-Heverlee Leuven) and Christian Brüls (Westerlo).
Players with most goals in the second half
Thomas Henry 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 2019/2020 season.
Most consecutive wins
Virton was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2019/2020 season, with a total of 5 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Beerschot were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2019/2020 season, playing 7 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
KSV Roeselare had a streak of 5 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Challenger Pro League during the 2019/2020 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
KSV Roeselare managed the feat of not winning a single match in 9 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 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 Union St.-Gilloise were best at during the 2019/2020 season, they came back to win 3 matches 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 3 matches during the 2019/2020 season, more than any other team in Challenger Pro League.
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