Season trivia for Ligat HaAl 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 Ligat HaAl season in Israel.
Fastest goalscorer
Dean David, playing in FC Ashdod, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between FC Ashdod-Beitar Jerusalem, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2019/2020 was 5 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Omri Altman (Hapoel Tel Aviv) - February 2020
Eliel Peretz (Hapoel Hadera) - February 2020
Guy Melamed (Maccabi Netanya) - June 2020
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored three times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Omri Altman (Hapoel Tel Aviv)
Nikita Rukavytsya (Maccabi Haifa)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2019/2020 season was Nikita Rukavytsya in Maccabi Haifa, in total he did it ten times.
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were five players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, four times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Dor Jan (Bnei Yehuda)
Nigel Hasselbaink (Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
Itay Shechter (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Yonatan Cohen (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Omer Fadida (Hapoel Kfar Saba)
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2019/2020 season was Gal Arel, in total he scored six penalties for his Hapoel Haifa.
Most penalty goals by team
Hapoel Haifa 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
In total, four players scored two goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Itay Shechter (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Eylon Almog (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Nikita Rukavytsya (Maccabi Haifa)
Omer Fadida (Hapoel Kfar Saba)
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was six goals, which two teams managed to do, and these were Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Most own goals by team
Bnei Yehuda scored three own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2019/2020 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Nikita Rukavytsya in Maccabi Haifa scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2019/2020 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Nikita Rukavytsya in Maccabi Haifa who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 9 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Nikita Rukavytsya in Maccabi Haifa scored a total of 13 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Ligat HaAl during the 2019/2020 season.
Most consecutive wins
Maccabi Tel Aviv was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2019/2020 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Maccabi Tel Aviv were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2019/2020 season, playing 35 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Hapoel Ra'anana had a streak of 10 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Ligat HaAl during the 2019/2020 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Hapoel Ra'anana managed the feat of not winning a single match in 15 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 teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were Maccabi Haifa, Bnei Yehuda and FC Ashdod, and these teams turned the game around three times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Hapoel Kfar Saba, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Ra'anana were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in three different matches during the 2019/2020 season.