Season trivia for Cypriot First Division 2018/2019
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 2018/2019 Cypriot First Division season in Cyprus.
Fastest goalscorer
Michal Duris, playing in Anorthosis, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Apollon Limassol-Anorthosis, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
Paul Batin, playing for Doxa Katokopias, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 29 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Ermis Aradippou-Doxa Katokopias.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2018/2019 was 5 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Berat Sadik (Doxa Katokopias) - September 2018
Ivan Trichkovski (AEK Larnaca) - January 2019
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored four times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Berat Sadik (Doxa Katokopias)
Ivan Trichkovski (AEK Larnaca)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2018/2019 season was Emilio Zelaya in Apollon Limassol, 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 Adam Nemec in Pafos during the 2018/2019 season, in total he did this five times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2018/2019 season was Nuno Morais, in total he scored ten penalties for his APOEL Nicosia.
Most penalty goals by team
APOEL Nicosia was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2018/2019 season, in total they scored eleven of their goals from penalties.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Facundo Pereyra in Apollon Limassol scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Nuno Morais in APOEL Nicosia who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 8 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Ivan Trichkovski in AEK Larnaca scored a total of 10 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Cypriot First Division during the 2018/2019 season.
Most consecutive wins
APOEL Nicosia was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2018/2019 season, with a total of 7 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
AEK Larnaca were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2018/2019 season, playing 10 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Ermis Aradippou had a streak of 6 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Cypriot First Division during the 2018/2019 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Ermis Aradippou managed the feat of not winning a single match in 13 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 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 AEL Limassol were best at during the 2018/2019 season, they came back to win four matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Omonia Nicosia have managed this in four matches during the 2018/2019 season, more than any other team in Cypriot First Division.