Season trivia for Liga MX 2016/2017 Clausura
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 Clausura Liga MX season in Mexico.
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 Ismael Sosa and André-Pierre Gignac. Together they were behind 4 goals for Tigres UANL in the 2016/2017 Clausura season.
Fastest goalscorer
Jesús Isijara, playing in Necaxa, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Pumas UNAM-Necaxa, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
Raul Ruidiaz, playing for Morelia, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 63 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Morelia-Pumas UNAM.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In May 2017, André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres UANL) scored 9 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2016/2017 Clausura season.
Most braces by player
André-Pierre Gignac in Tigres UANL scored (at least) two goals in a match five times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2016/2017 Clausura 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:
Matías Alustiza (Atlas)
André-Pierre Gignac (Tigres UANL)
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by André-Pierre Gignac in Tigres UANL during the 2016/2017 Clausura season, in total he did this six times.
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2016/2017 Clausura was shared between two players, all of whom scored three penalties each, and these were Ángel Zaldívar (Guadalajara) and Raul Ruidiaz (Morelia).
Most penalty goals by team
Most goals from the penalty spot was a feat shared by three teams, and the teams that each scored four penalty goals were Guadalajara, Tijuana and Morelia.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, two players scored two goals in added time, and the players who did so were Juan Martín Lucero (Tijuana) and Raul Ruidiaz (Morelia).
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was three goals, which three teams managed to do, and these were Guadalajara, Tijuana and Morelia.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Jonathan Rodríguez in Santos Laguna scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 Clausura season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Avilés Hurtado in Tijuana who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 6 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
André-Pierre Gignac in Tigres UANL scored a total of 10 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Liga MX during the 2016/2017 Clausura season.
Most consecutive wins
Tigres UANL was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2016/2017 Clausura season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Santos Laguna were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2016/2017 Clausura season, playing 8 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Veracruz had a streak of 5 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Liga MX during the 2016/2017 Clausura season.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2016/2017 Clausura season was 8 matches in a row, and it was León and Jaguares FC who managed that dubious achievement.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but León have managed this in three matches during the 2016/2017 Clausura season, more than any other team in Liga MX.