Season trivia for Chinese Super League 2023
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 2023 Chinese Super League season in China.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2023 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Hu Jinghang, playing for Shandong Taishan, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 8 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Shandong Taishan-Henan FC.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In July 2023, Abdul-Aziz Yakubu (Wuhan Three Towns) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2023 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 4 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Wu Lei (Shanghai Port)
Nyasha Mushekwi (Zhejiang Professional)
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 7 matches during the season:
Nemanja Covic (Henan FC)
Cephas Malele (Shanghai Shenhua)
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were 2 players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, 6 times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu (Wuhan Three Towns)
Nyasha Mushekwi (Zhejiang Professional)
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2023 season was Oscar, in total he scored 5 penalties for his Shanghai Port.
Most penalty goals by team
Shanghai Port was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2023 season, in total they scored 6 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 5 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu (Wuhan Three Towns)
Wu Lei (Shanghai Port)
Tang Chuang (Chengdu Rongcheng)
Manuel Palacios (Chengdu Rongcheng)
Nyasha Mushekwi (Zhejiang Professional)
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Chengdu Rongcheng was the best team, in total they scored 7 goals in the final minutes of the match.
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 2023 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Nemanja Covic in Henan FC scored in 7 consecutive matches during the 2023 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Oscar in Shanghai Port who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 4 consecutive matches.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Leonardo in Changchun Yatai/Zhejiang Professional who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 9 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
2 players were the best at scoring in the second half, something they did 14 times, and the players who did this were Wu Lei (Shanghai Port) and Nyasha Mushekwi (Zhejiang Professional).
Most consecutive wins
Shanghai Port was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2023 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Tianjin Tigers were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2023 season, playing 16 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Cangzhou Mighty Lions had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Chinese Super League during the 2023 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Dalian Professional managed the feat of not winning a single match in 18 consecutive matches during the 2023 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 Zhejiang Professional were best at during the 2023 season, they came back to win 5 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Dalian Professional, Shanghai Shenhua, Shenzhen FC and Meizhou Hakka were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in 3 different matches during the 2023 season.
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