Season trivia for Eerste Divisie 2023/2024
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 2023/2024 Eerste Divisie season in Netherlands.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Daryl van Mieghem and Henk Veerman. Together they were behind 9 goals for Den Haag in the 2019/2020 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2019/2020 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Jesper Uneken, playing for Jong PSV, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 25 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Jong PSV-FC Eindhoven.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In March 2024, Romano Postema () scored 9 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2019/2020 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:
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 Martijn Kaars in Volendam, in total he did it 10 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Ozan Kökcü in during the 2019/2020 season, in total he did this 7 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2019/2020 season was Milan Smit, in total he scored 8 penalties for his .
Most penalty goals by team
Cambuur was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2019/2020 season, in total they scored 8 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 3 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Jeredy Hilterman () and Ozan Kökcü ().
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Roda was the best team, in total they scored 8 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
4 players share the less-than-honourable title of most own goals during the 2019/2020 season in Eerste Divisie. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were:
Most own goals by team
4 teams each scored 3 own goals, and the teams that were best at putting the ball into their own net were Jong FC Utrecht, FC Emmen, Jong PSV and Maastricht.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 2 players who scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 season, and the players who achieved this were Martijn Kaars (Helmond Sport) and Jeredy Hilterman (Willem II).
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
The best streak of matches with an assist was 5 matches in the season, a feat achieved byDaryl van Mieghem (Den Haag) and Luciano Valente (Groningen)
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
The players who were involved in goals in the most consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 season were Martijn Kaars (Helmond Sport), Milan Smit (Cambuur) and Jort van der Sande (Den Haag), with a streak of 6 matches in a row with at least one goal and/or assist.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Henk Veerman in who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 13 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 12 times, and the players who did this were Dailon Livramento () and Martijn Kaars (Volendam).
Most consecutive losses
During the 2019/2020 season, there were 3 teams that had 6 consecutive losses, and those teams were FC Emmen, Telstar and Jong FC Utrecht.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2019/2020 season was 11 matches in a row, and it was Den Bosch, Jong PSV and Jong FC Utrecht who managed that dubious achievement.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Jong AZ have managed this in 6 matches during the 2019/2020 season, more than any other team in Eerste Divisie.
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