Season trivia for Cypriot First Division 2021/2022
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 2021/2022 Cypriot First Division season in Cyprus.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2021/2022 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Mariusz Stepinski, playing for Aris Limassol, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 7 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Aris Limassol-Anorthosis.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In February 2022, Giorgi Kvilitaia (APOEL Nicosia) scored 5 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2021/2022 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored three times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Stefan Scepovic (AEL Limassol)
Giorgi Kvilitaia (APOEL Nicosia)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2021/2022 season was Ivan Trichkovski in AEK Larnaca, in total he did it nine times.
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were two players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, five times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (Anorthosis)
Jairo (Pafos)
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2021/2022 season was Ivan Trichkovski, in total he scored seven 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 2021/2022 season, in total they scored eight of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2021/2022 season, in total he scored three stoppage time goals for his Anorthosis.
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was five goals, which two teams managed to do, and these were APOEL Nicosia and Omonia Nicosia.
Most own goals by player
two players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2021/2022 season in Cypriot First Division. These players each scored two own goals and they were Paulus Arajuuri (Anorthosis) and Konstantinos Sotiriou (AEL Limassol).
Most own goals by team
AEL Limassol scored four own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2021/2022 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Ivan Trichkovski in AEK Larnaca scored in 7 consecutive matches during the 2021/2022 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Stefan Scepovic in AEL Limassol 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 8 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Cypriot First Division during the 2021/2022 season.
Most consecutive wins
There were two teams that had 5 consecutive wins in the 2021/2022 season, and those teams were AEK Larnaca and Apollon Limassol.
Most matches in a row without losing
APOEL Nicosia were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2021/2022 season, playing 15 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
PAEEK Kyrenia had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Cypriot First Division during the 2021/2022 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2021/2022 season was 10 matches in a row, and it was Olympiakos Nicosia and Ethnikos Achnas who managed that dubious achievement.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were Apollon Limassol and Anorthosis, and these teams turned the game around three times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but AEL Limassol have managed this in four matches during the 2021/2022 season, more than any other team in Cypriot First Division.