Season trivia for La Liga 2012/2013
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 2012/2013 La Liga season in Spain.
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 Diego Costa and Koke. Together they were behind 9 goals for Atlético Madrid in the 2012/2013 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2012/2013 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Cristiano Ronaldo, playing for Real Madrid, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 10 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Real Madrid-Getafe.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2012/2013 was 7 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - October 2012
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - December 2012
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - January 2013
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - January 2013
Most braces by player
Lionel Messi in Barcelona scored (at least) two goals in a match 16 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2012/2013 season.
Most first goals in a match
The first goal of a match means a lot, and these players each scored it in a total of 10 matches during the season:
Radamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid)
Roberto Soldado (Valencia)
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Lionel Messi in Barcelona during the 2012/2013 season, in total he did this 13 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2012/2013 season was Radamel Falcao, in total he scored 8 penalties for his Atlético Madrid.
Most penalty goals by team
Most goals from the penalty spot was a feat shared by 2 teams, and the teams that each scored 8 penalty goals were Atlético Madrid and Real Zaragoza.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 3 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Jonas (Valencia) and Nelson Valdez (Valencia).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Valencia was the best team, in total they scored 8 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2012/2013 season was Juanfran, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in La Liga, which he did 2 times.
Most own goals by team
Real Valladolid scored 4 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2012/2013 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Lionel Messi in Barcelona scored in 19 consecutive matches during the 2012/2013 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Andrés Iniesta in Barcelona who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 6 consecutive matches.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Lionel Messi in Barcelona who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 19 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Lionel Messi in Barcelona scored a total of 27 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in La Liga during the 2012/2013 season.
Most consecutive wins
Barcelona was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2012/2013 season, with a total of 12 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Barcelona were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2012/2013 season, playing 19 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2012/2013 season, there were 2 teams that had 6 consecutive losses, and those teams were Mallorca and Deportivo La Coruña.
Most matches in a row without a win
Real Zaragoza managed the feat of not winning a single match in 15 consecutive matches during the 2012/2013 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 Real Madrid and Barcelona, and these teams turned the game around 7 times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Real Valladolid have managed this in 6 matches during the 2012/2013 season, more than any other team in La Liga.
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