Season trivia for Liga I 2021/2022
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 2021/2022 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 Darius Olaru and Florin Tanase. Together they were behind 5 goals for Steaua Bucharest in the 2021/2022 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2021/2022 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Gabriel Debeljuh, playing for CFR Cluj, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 25 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between CFR Cluj-Dinamo Bucuresti.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In October 2021, Andrei Ivan (Universitatea Craiova) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2021/2022 season.
Most braces by player
Florin Tanase in Steaua Bucharest scored (at least) two goals in a match six times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2021/2022 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2021/2022 season was Jefté Betancor in Farul Constanta, in total he did it eight times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Florin Tanase in Steaua Bucharest during the 2021/2022 season, in total he did this six times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2021/2022 season was Florin Tanase, in total he scored nine penalties for his Steaua Bucharest.
Most penalty goals by team
Steaua Bucharest was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2021/2022 season, in total they scored 13 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Jovan Markovic was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2021/2022 season, in total he scored three stoppage time goals for his Universitatea Craiova.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Steaua Bucharest was the best team, in total they scored nine goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by team
GAZ Metan Medias scored three own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2021/2022 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were nine players who scored in 3 consecutive matches during the 2021/2022 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Andrei Ivan (Universitatea Craiova)
Rares Ilie (Rapid Bucuresti)
Adrian Petre (Farul Constanta)
Jovan Markovic (Universitatea Craiova)
Gustavo Vagenin (Universitatea Craiova)
Alexandru Albu (Rapid Bucuresti)
Claudiu Keserü (Steaua Bucharest)
Marius Stefanescu (Sepsi OSK)
Andrea Compagno (U Craiova 1948)
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
The players who were involved in goals in the most consecutive matches during the 2021/2022 season were Rares Ilie (Rapid Bucuresti), Valentin Costache (CFR Cluj) and Victor Dican (Botosani), with a streak of 4 matches in a row with at least one goal and/or assist.
Players with most goals in the first half
The players with the most goals in the first half of the match scored 8 goals, and the players who did this were Florin Tanase (Steaua Bucharest) and Jefté Betancor (Farul Constanta).
Players with most goals in the second half
Florin Tanase in Steaua Bucharest scored a total of 12 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Liga I during the 2021/2022 season.
Most consecutive wins
CFR Cluj was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2021/2022 season, with a total of 9 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
CFR Cluj were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2021/2022 season, playing 21 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
GAZ Metan Medias had a streak of 13 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Liga I during the 2021/2022 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Clinceni managed the feat of not winning a single match in 17 consecutive matches during the 2021/2022 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 Steaua Bucharest were best at during the 2021/2022 season, they came back to win four matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Dinamo Bucuresti have managed this in four matches during the 2021/2022 season, more than any other team in Liga I.