Season trivia for Chinese Super League 2021
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 2021 Chinese Super League season in China.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2021 season were the players Chen Pu - Fernando Karanga (Henan FC), Fernandinho - Feng Jin (Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic), Júnior Negrão - Yang Chaosheng (Changchun Yatai), Son Jun-ho - Marouane Fellaini (Shandong Taishan), Gao Tianyi - Zhang Yuning (Beijing Guoan) and Deng Hanwen - Elkeson (Guangzhou). Together they scored 3 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 2021 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Elkeson, playing for Guangzhou, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 29 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Guangzhou-Qingdao.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2021 was 7 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Júnior Negrão (Changchun Yatai) - August 2021
Oscar Maritu (Cangzhou Mighty Lions) - December 2021
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 3 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
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:
Marouane Fellaini (Shandong Taishan)
Zhang Yuning (Beijing Guoan)
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Guo Tianyu in Shandong Taishan during the 2021 season, in total he did this 5 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2021 was shared between 3 players, all of whom scored 4 penalties each, and these were
Most penalty goals by team
Beijing Guoan was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2021 season, in total they scored 6 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Magno Cruz (Tianjin Tigers) and Jules Iloki (Tianjin Tigers).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Shandong Taishan was the best team, in total they scored 6 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2021 season was Zhang Yuan, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Chinese Super League, which he did 2 times.
Most own goals by team
Shenzhen FC scored 3 own goals in all their matches, making them the best at it in the entire league during the 2021 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Zhang Yuning in Beijing Guoan scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2021 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 8 goals, and the players who did this were Marouane Fellaini (Shandong Taishan) and Elkeson (Guangzhou).
Players with most goals in the second half
3 players were the best at scoring in the second half, something they did 8 times, and the players who did this were Zhang Yuning (Beijing Guoan), Júnior Negrão (Changchun Yatai) and Alan Kardec (Shenzhen FC).
Most consecutive wins
Shandong Taishan was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2021 season, with a total of 10 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Shanghai Port were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2021 season, playing 9 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Qingdao had a streak of 11 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Chinese Super League during the 2021 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Wuhan managed the feat of not winning a single match in 12 consecutive matches during the 2021 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 Wuhan and Changchun Yatai, and these teams turned the game around 3 times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Cangzhou Mighty Lions have managed this in 3 matches during the 2021 season, more than any other team in Chinese Super League.
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