Season trivia for Ligue 1 2012/2013
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 2012/2013 Ligue 1 season in France.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2012/2013 season were the players Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Jérémy Menez (Paris Saint-Germain) and Salomon Kalou - Dimitri Payet (Lille). Together they scored 6 goals for their teams, where one of the players scored the goal and the other one assisted to it.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2012/2013 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, playing for Paris Saint-Germain, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 25 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Valenciennes-Paris Saint-Germain.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In December 2012, Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2012/2013 season.
Most braces by player
Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Paris Saint-Germain scored (at least) two goals in a match 8 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2012/2013 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 8 matches during the season:
Dario Cvitanich (Nice)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain)
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Paris Saint-Germain during the 2012/2013 season, in total he did this 8 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2012/2013 season was Dario Cvitanich, in total he scored 5 penalties for his Nice.
Most penalty goals by team
Lyon was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2012/2013 season, in total they scored 9 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 5 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Dario Cvitanich (Nice)
Charlison Benschop (Brest)
Chakhir Belghazouani (Ajaccio)
Marko Basa (Lille)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain)
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Nice was the best team, in total they scored 6 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2012/2013 season was Jérôme Roussillon, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Ligue 1, which he did 2 times.
Most own goals by team
Ajaccio scored 4 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2012/2013 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in Saint-Étienne scored in 7 consecutive matches during the 2012/2013 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Steed Malbranque in Lyon who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 4 consecutive matches.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Paris Saint-Germain who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 12 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Paris Saint-Germain scored a total of 18 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Ligue 1 during the 2012/2013 season.
Most consecutive wins
Marseille was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2012/2013 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Saint-Étienne were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2012/2013 season, playing 16 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Nancy had a streak of 6 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Ligue 1 during the 2012/2013 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Nancy managed the feat of not winning a single match in 20 consecutive matches during the 2012/2013 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 Lille were best at during the 2012/2013 season, they came back to win 4 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Troyes have managed this in 5 matches during the 2012/2013 season, more than any other team in Ligue 1.
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