Season trivia for Cypriot First Division 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 Cypriot First Division season in Cyprus.
Fastest goalscorer
The fastest goal scorers during the season 2019/2020 were these players, all of whom scored in minute 2 of any match of the season:
Fastest hat-trick
Jonathan Ayité, playing for Olympiakos Nicosia, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 21 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Doxa Katokopias-Olympiakos Nicosia.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In January 2020, Ivan Trichkovski (AEK Larnaca) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2019/2020 season.
Most braces by player
Ivan Trichkovski in AEK Larnaca scored (at least) two goals in a match six times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2019/2020 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2019/2020 season was Matt Derbyshire in Omonia Nicosia, 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 Matt Derbyshire in Omonia Nicosia during the 2019/2020 season, in total he did this five times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2019/2020 season was Ivan Trichkovski, in total he scored ten penalties for his AEK Larnaca.
Most penalty goals by team
AEK Larnaca was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2019/2020 season, in total they scored ten of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Ethnikos Achnas was the best team, in total they scored one goals in the final minutes of the match.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Emilio Zelaya in Apollon Limassol scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Rayo in Anorthosis 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
Ivan Trichkovski in AEK Larnaca scored a total of 14 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Cypriot First Division during the 2019/2020 season.
Most consecutive wins
Apollon Limassol was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2019/2020 season, with a total of 7 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Anorthosis were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2019/2020 season, playing 11 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2019/2020 season, there were four teams that had 4 consecutive losses, and those teams were Doxa Katokopias, Enosis Neon Paralimni, Apollon Limassol and Ethnikos Achnas.
Most matches in a row without a win
Ethnikos Achnas managed the feat of not winning a single match in 13 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 teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were Nea Salamis Famagusta, AEL Limassol, Pafos, Apollon Limassol and AEK Larnaca, and these teams turned the game around two times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Ethnikos Achnas have managed this in four matches during the 2019/2020 season, more than any other team in Cypriot First Division.