Season trivia for Eredivisie 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 Eredivisie 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 Jens Toornstra and Nicolai Jørgensen. Together they were behind 9 goals for Feyenoord in the 2016/2017 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2016/2017 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Enes Ünal, playing for Twente, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 16 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Groningen-Twente.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In April 2017, Mimoun Mahi (Groningen) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2016/2017 season.
Most braces by player
Nicolai Jørgensen in Feyenoord scored (at least) two goals in a match 5 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 Ricky van Wolfswinkel in Vitesse, 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 Reza Ghoochannejhad in Heerenveen during the 2016/2017 season, in total he did this 8 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2016/2017 season was Mateusz Klich, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Twente.
Most penalty goals by team
Most goals from the penalty spot was a feat shared by 3 teams, and the teams that each scored 6 penalty goals were Ajax, Heracles Almelo and Twente.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 3 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Michiel Kramer (Feyenoord) and Reza Ghoochannejhad (Heerenveen).
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was 6 goals, which 2 teams managed to do, and these were AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2016/2017 season was Peet Bijen, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Eredivisie, which he did 2 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 Excelsior, Den Haag, NEC Nijmegen and Twente.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Mimoun Mahi in Groningen scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Eljero Elia in Feyenoord scored or assisted in 7 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Enes Ünal in Twente who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 11 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Nicolai Jørgensen in Feyenoord scored a total of 13 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Eredivisie during the 2016/2017 season.
Most consecutive wins
Feyenoord was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2016/2017 season, with a total of 10 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
PSV Eindhoven were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2016/2017 season, playing 17 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
NEC Nijmegen had a streak of 7 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Eredivisie during the 2016/2017 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Excelsior managed the feat of not winning a single match in 12 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 Heracles Almelo were best at during the 2016/2017 season, they came back to win 5 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Heerenveen have managed this in 5 matches during the 2016/2017 season, more than any other team in Eredivisie.
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