Season trivia for Ligat HaAl 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 Ligat HaAl season in Israel.
Fastest goalscorer
Stefan Milosevic, playing in Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Hapoel Jerusalem-Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
Omer Atzili, playing for Maccabi Haifa, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 24 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Maccabi Haifa-FC Ashdod.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In December 2021, Dean David (Maccabi Haifa) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2021/2022 season.
Most braces by player
Omer Atzili in Maccabi Haifa scored (at least) two goals in a match four 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 Stipe Perica in Maccabi Tel Aviv, in total he did it nine times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Omer Atzili in Maccabi Haifa during the 2021/2022 season, in total he did this six times.
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2021/2022 was shared between two players, all of whom scored five penalties each, and these were Dan Einbinder (Hapoel Tel Aviv) and Igor Zlatanovic (Maccabi Netanya).
Most penalty goals by team
Most goals from the penalty spot was a feat shared by two teams, and the teams that each scored seven penalty goals were Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Maccabi Netanya.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, three players scored two goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was six goals, which four teams managed to do, and these were Bnei Sakhnin, FC Ashdod, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2021/2022 season was Izuchukwu Anthony, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Ligat HaAl, which he did two times.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Itamar Shviro in Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona scored in 7 consecutive matches during the 2021/2022 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Omer Atzili in Maccabi Haifa who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 11 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Omer Atzili in Maccabi Haifa scored a total of 9 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Ligat HaAl during the 2021/2022 season.
Most consecutive wins
Maccabi Haifa was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2021/2022 season, with a total of 10 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
The longest unbeaten streak belonged to Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Be'er Sheva, who had 16 consecutive matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2021/2022 season, there were two teams that had 6 consecutive losses, and those teams were Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Nof HaGalil.
Most matches in a row without a win
Maccabi Petah Tikva managed the feat of not winning a single match in 13 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 Hapoel Be'er Sheva were best at during the 2021/2022 season, they came back to win three matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Hapoel Hadera have managed this in four matches during the 2021/2022 season, more than any other team in Ligat HaAl.