Season trivia for Liga I 2019/2020
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 2019/2020 Liga I season in Romania.
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 Constantin Budescu and Denis Alibec. Together they were behind 8 goals for Astra Giurgiu in the 2019/2020 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2019/2020 season:
Fastest hat-trick
George Merloi, playing for Clinceni, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 26 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Chindia Targoviste-Clinceni.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2019/2020 was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Adrian Paun (CFR Cluj) - August 2019
Marko Dugandzic (Botosani) - February 2020
Most braces by player
Gabriel Iancu in Viitorul Constanta scored (at least) two goals in a match four times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2019/2020 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 five matches during the season:
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Gabriel Debeljuh in Hermannstadt during the 2019/2020 season, in total he did this six times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2019/2020 season was Marius Constantin, in total he scored seven penalties for his GAZ Metan Medias.
Most penalty goals by team
Viitorul Constanta was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2019/2020 season, in total they scored nine of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Gabriel Debeljuh was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2019/2020 season, in total he scored two stoppage time goals for his Hermannstadt.
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was four goals, which three teams managed to do, and these were Universitatea Craiova, Viitorul Constanta and Dinamo Bucuresti.
Most own goals by player
two players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2019/2020 season in Liga I. These players each scored two own goals and they were Razvan Tincu (Sepsi OSK) and Gabriel Tamas (Astra Giurgiu).
Most own goals by team
three teams each scored four own goals, and the teams that were best at putting the ball into their own net were Voluntari, Clinceni and Astra Giurgiu.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were four players who scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Eric (Viitorul Constanta and Voluntari)
Adrian Paun (CFR Cluj)
Harlem Gnohéré (Steaua Bucharest)
Marko Dugandzic (Botosani)
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Dan Nistor in Dinamo Bucuresti and Universitatea Craiova 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
Denis Alibec in Astra Giurgiu scored or assisted in 8 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Florinel Coman in Steaua Bucharest 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
Gabriel Iancu in Viitorul Constanta scored a total of 12 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Liga I during the 2019/2020 season.
Most consecutive wins
Astra Giurgiu was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2019/2020 season, with a total of 8 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Voluntari were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2019/2020 season, playing 11 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Politehnica Iasi had a streak of 9 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Liga I during the 2019/2020 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Voluntari managed the feat of not winning a single match in 16 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 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 Astra Giurgiu were best at during the 2019/2020 season, they came back to win six matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Politehnica Iasi have managed this in eight matches during the 2019/2020 season, more than any other team in Liga I.