Season trivia for Ligat HaAl 2022/2023
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 2022/2023 Ligat HaAl season in Israel.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2022/2023 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Omer Atzili, playing for Maccabi Haifa, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 42 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Maccabi Haifa-Maccabi Netanya.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2022/2023 was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Ion Nicolaescu (Beitar Jerusalem) - December 2022
Omer Atzili (Maccabi Haifa) - March 2023
Most braces by player
Omer Atzili in Maccabi Haifa scored (at least) two goals in a match five times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2022/2023 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2022/2023 season was Dorde Jovanovic in Maccabi Tel Aviv, 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 Eran Zahavi in Maccabi Tel Aviv during the 2022/2023 season, in total he did this ten times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2022/2023 season was Omer Atzili, in total he scored eight penalties for his Maccabi Haifa.
Most penalty goals by team
Most goals from the penalty spot was a feat shared by two teams, and the teams that each scored eight penalty goals were Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Jerusalem.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, four players scored two goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Ebenezer Mamatah (FC Ashdod)
Niv Gutlib (Hapoel Hadera)
Dorde Jovanovic (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Eran Zahavi (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, FC Ashdod was the best team, in total they scored seven goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2022/2023 season was Nassim Ouammou, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Ligat HaAl, which he did two times.
Most own goals by team
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona scored four own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2022/2023 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Dean David in Maccabi Haifa scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2022/2023 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
Danilo Asprilla in Beitar Jerusalem scored a total of 13 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Ligat HaAl during the 2022/2023 season.
Most consecutive wins
Maccabi Haifa was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2022/2023 season, with a total of 11 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Hapoel Be'er Sheva were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2022/2023 season, playing 12 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Sektzia Ness Ziona had a streak of 7 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Ligat HaAl during the 2022/2023 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2022/2023 season was 15 matches in a row, and it was Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Maccabi Bnei Reineh who managed that dubious achievement.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Maccabi Haifa were best at during the 2022/2023 season, they came back to win seven matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Hapoel Tel Aviv have managed this in five matches during the 2022/2023 season, more than any other team in Ligat HaAl.