Season trivia for Eliteserien 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 2017 Eliteserien season in Norway.
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 Tokmac Nguen and Bassel Jradi. Together they were behind 6 goals for Strømsgodset in the 2017 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2017 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Benjamin Stokke, playing for Kristiansund, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 16 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Stabæk-Kristiansund.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In April 2017, Ohi Omoijuanfo (Stabæk) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2017 season.
Most braces by player
Nicklas Bendtner in Rosenborg scored (at least) two goals in a match 4 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2017 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2017 season was Nicklas Bendtner in Rosenborg, in total he did it 9 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Eirik Ulland Andersen in Strømsgodset during the 2017 season, in total he did this 5 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2017 season was Mustafa Abdellaoue, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Aalesund.
Most penalty goals by team
Aalesund was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2017 season, in total they scored 7 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Ruben Gabrielsen was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2017 season, in total he scored 3 stoppage time goals for his Molde.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Molde was the best team, in total they scored 6 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2017 season was Fredrik Semb Berge, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Eliteserien, which he did 3 times.
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 Kristiansund, Aalesund, Odd Grenland and Sarpsborg.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 3 players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2017 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
The best streak of matches with an assist was 4 matches in the season 2017, a feat achieved byGjermund Åsen (Tromsø) and André Danielsen (Viking)
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Eirik Ulland Andersen in Strømsgodset scored or assisted in 5 consecutive matches during the 2017 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Nicklas Bendtner in Rosenborg who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 7 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Nicklas Bendtner in Rosenborg scored a total of 12 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Eliteserien during the 2017 season.
Most consecutive wins
Strømsgodset was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2017 season, with a total of 8 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
The longest unbeaten streak belonged to Rosenborg, Sarpsborg, Strømsgodset and Brann, who had 8 consecutive matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Viking had a streak of 5 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Eliteserien during the 2017 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Aalesund managed the feat of not winning a single match in 13 consecutive matches during the 2017 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 Strømsgodset, Aalesund and Molde, and these teams turned the game around 3 times in total.
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