Season trivia for La Liga 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 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 Luis Suárez and Lionel Messi. Together they were behind 10 goals for Barcelona 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
Kevin Gameiro, playing for Atlético Madrid, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 5 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Sporting Gijon-Atlético Madrid.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In April 2017, Lionel Messi (Barcelona) scored 8 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2016/2017 season.
Most braces by player
Lionel Messi in Barcelona scored (at least) two goals in a match 13 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 Luis Suárez in Barcelona, 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 Lionel Messi in Barcelona during the 2016/2017 season, in total he did this 13 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2016/2017 was shared between 3 players, all of whom scored 6 penalties each, and these were
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 Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Lionel Messi was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2016/2017 season, in total he scored 4 stoppage time goals for his Barcelona.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Sevilla was the best team, in total they scored 7 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
2 players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2016/2017 season in La Liga. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were Daniel Wass (Celta Vigo) and Unai Garcia (Osasuna).
Most own goals by team
Osasuna scored 3 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2016/2017 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Lionel Messi in Barcelona scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was José Antonio Reyes in Espanyol who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 4 consecutive matches.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Lionel Messi in Barcelona scored or assisted in 12 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, which was the best in the league.
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 16 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Lionel Messi in Barcelona scored a total of 21 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in La Liga during the 2016/2017 season.
Most consecutive wins
There were 2 teams that had 6 consecutive wins in the 2016/2017 season, and those teams were Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Most matches in a row without losing
Barcelona were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2016/2017 season, playing 19 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2016/2017 season, there were 2 teams that had 6 consecutive losses, and those teams were Celta Vigo and Osasuna.
Most matches in a row without a win
Osasuna managed the feat of not winning a single match in 21 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Valencia have managed this in 6 matches during the 2016/2017 season, more than any other team in La Liga.
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