Season trivia for Eerste Divisie 2016/2017
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 2016/2017 Eerste Divisie season in Netherlands.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2016/2017 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Albert Gudmundsson, playing for Jong PSV, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 11 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between FC Eindhoven-Jong PSV.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2016/2017 was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Sam Lammers (Jong PSV) - August 2016
Tom Boere (TOP Oss) - November 2016
Finn Stokkers (Fortuna Sittard) - February 2017
Most braces by player
Tom Boere in TOP Oss scored (at least) two goals in a match 11 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2016/2017 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2016/2017 season was Sander Van De Streek in Cambuur, in total he did it 11 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Piotr Parzyszek in De Graafschap during the 2016/2017 season, in total he did this 9 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2016/2017 season was Tom Boere, in total he scored 10 penalties for his TOP Oss.
Most penalty goals by team
TOP Oss was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2016/2017 season, in total they scored 11 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Ferry de Regt was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2016/2017 season, in total he scored 3 stoppage time goals for his Fortuna Sittard.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, NAC Breda was the best team, in total they scored 6 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by team
Fortuna Sittard scored 3 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2016/2017 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Tom Boere in TOP Oss scored in 8 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 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 15 goals, and the players who did this were Sander Van De Streek (Cambuur) and Tom Boere (TOP Oss).
Players with most goals in the second half
Tom Boere in TOP Oss scored a total of 17 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Eerste Divisie during the 2016/2017 season.
Most consecutive wins
Almere City was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2016/2017 season, with a total of 8 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
VVV-Venlo were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2016/2017 season, playing 13 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Achilles '29 had a streak of 10 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Eerste Divisie during the 2016/2017 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Achilles '29 managed the feat of not winning a single match in 20 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 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 Jong Ajax were best at during the 2016/2017 season, they came back to win 7 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
De Graafschap and TOP Oss were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in 6 different matches during the 2016/2017 season.
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