Season trivia for Chinese Super League 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 2020 Chinese Super League season in China.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Alan Kardec and Adrian Mierzejewski. Together they were behind 5 goals for Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic in the 2020 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2020 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Cédric Bakambu, playing for Beijing Guoan, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 35 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Beijing Guoan-Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In September 2020, Cédric Bakambu (Beijing Guoan) scored 8 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2020 season.
Most braces by player
Romain Alessandrini in Qingdao scored (at least) two goals in a match three times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2020 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2020 season was Alex Teixeira in Jiangsu Suning, 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 Marcão in Hebei during the 2020 season, in total he did this six times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2020 season was Elkeson, in total he scored four penalties for his Guangzhou.
Most penalty goals by team
Most goals from the penalty spot was a feat shared by three teams, and the teams that each scored six penalty goals were Guangzhou, Shanghai Port and Shandong Taishan.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Marcão was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2020 season, in total he scored three stoppage time goals for his Hebei.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Hebei was the best team, in total they scored four goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by team
Hebei scored three own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2020 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Marcão in Hebei scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2020 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Marcão in Hebei scored or assisted in 7 consecutive matches during the 2020 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Cédric Bakambu in Beijing Guoan who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 8 goals in the first half of the match.
Most consecutive wins
Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2020 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Shanghai Shenhua were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2020 season, playing 9 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Tianjin Tigers had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Chinese Super League during the 2020 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Tianjin Tigers managed the feat of not winning a single match in 14 consecutive matches during the 2020 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 Guangzhou, Henan FC and Shanghai Port, and these teams turned the game around three times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Hebei and Guangzhou City were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in three different matches during the 2020 season.