Season trivia for J1 League 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 2024 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 Lucas Fernandes and Leo Ceara. Together they were behind 6 goals for Cerezo Osaka in the 2024 season.
Fastest goalscorer
Lukian, playing in Shonan Bellmare, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Júbilo Iwata-Shonan Bellmare, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
Bafetimbi Gomis, playing for Kawasaki Frontale, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 18 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Kawasaki Frontale-Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In April 2024, Leo Ceara (Cerezo Osaka) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2024 season.
Most braces by player
Ryo Germain in Júbilo Iwata scored (at least) two goals in a match 6 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2024 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2024 season was Anderson Lopes in Yokohama F. Marinos, 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 Leo Ceara in Cerezo Osaka during the 2024 season, in total he did this 9 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2024 was shared between 2 players, all of whom scored 6 penalties each, and these were Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers) and Anderson Lopes (Yokohama F. Marinos).
Most penalty goals by team
Most goals from the penalty spot was a feat shared by 6 teams, and the teams that each scored 6 penalty goals were Kashima Antlers, Yokohama F. Marinos, FC Machida Zelvia, Tokyo Verdy, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Yoshinori Muto was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2024 season, in total he scored 4 stoppage time goals for his Vissel Kobe.
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was 7 goals, which 3 teams managed to do, and these were Vissel Kobe, Yokohama F. Marinos and Tokyo Verdy.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2024 season was Hotaru Yamaguchi, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in J1 League, which he did 2 times.
Most own goals by team
Vissel Kobe scored 4 own goals in all their matches, making them the best at it in the entire league during the 2024 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Leo Ceara in Cerezo Osaka scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2024 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Leo Ceara in Cerezo Osaka scored or assisted in 7 consecutive matches during the 2024 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Yuma Suzuki in Kashima Antlers who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 8 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Anderson Lopes in Yokohama F. Marinos scored a total of 17 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in J1 League during the 2024 season.
Most consecutive wins
Sanfrecce Hiroshima was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2024 season, with a total of 7 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
The longest unbeaten streak belonged to Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Tokyo Verdy and Kashima Antlers, who had 11 consecutive matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in J1 League during the 2024 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Sagan Tosu managed the feat of not winning a single match in 12 consecutive matches during the 2024 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 Yokohama F. Marinos were best at during the 2024 season, they came back to win 6 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Shonan Bellmare and Yokohama F. Marinos 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 2024 season.
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