Season trivia for J1 League 2020
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 2020 J1 League season in Japan.
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 Cristiano and Michael Olunga. Together they were behind 7 goals for Kashiwa Reysol in the 2020 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2020 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Akihiro Ienaga, playing for Kawasaki Frontale, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 28 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Kawasaki Frontale-Gamba Osaka.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In September 2020, Erik (Yokohama F. Marinos) scored 8 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2020 season.
Most braces by player
Michael Olunga in Kashiwa Reysol scored (at least) two goals in a match 6 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2020 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2020 season was Michael Olunga in Kashiwa Reysol, in total he did it 11 times.
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were 2 players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, 6 times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Erik (Yokohama F. Marinos)
Carlinhos Júnior (Shimizu S-Pulse)
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2020 was shared between 4 players, all of whom scored 3 penalties each, and these were
Mu Kanazaki (Nagoya Grampus)
Yu Kobayashi (Kawasaki Frontale)
Shinzo Koroki (Urawa Red Diamonds)
Akihiro Ienaga (Kawasaki Frontale)
Most penalty goals by team
Kawasaki Frontale was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2020 season, in total they scored 7 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 Mateus (Nagoya Grampus) and Carlinhos Júnior (Shimizu S-Pulse).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Yokohama F. Marinos was the best team, in total they scored 9 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
3 players share the less-than-honourable title of most own goals during the 2020 season in J1 League. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were:
Most own goals by team
Kashiwa Reysol scored 5 own goals in all their matches, making them the best at it in the entire league during the 2020 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Michael Olunga in Kashiwa Reysol scored in 7 consecutive matches during the 2020 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Michael Olunga in Kashiwa Reysol 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
Michael Olunga in Kashiwa Reysol scored a total of 15 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in J1 League during the 2020 season.
Most consecutive wins
Kawasaki Frontale was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2020 season, with a total of 12 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Kawasaki Frontale were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2020 season, playing 13 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Shimizu S-Pulse had a streak of 7 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in J1 League during the 2020 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Vegalta Sendai managed the feat of not winning a single match in 17 consecutive matches during the 2020 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 Kawasaki Frontale were best at during the 2020 season, they came back to win 6 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Yokohama F. Marinos have managed this in 7 matches during the 2020 season, more than any other team in J1 League.
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