Season trivia for Ligue 1 2013/2014
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 2013/2014 Ligue 1 season in France.
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 Kévin Monnet-Paquet and Vincent Aboubakar. Together they were behind 7 goals for Lorient in the 2013/2014 season.
Fastest goalscorer
Gadji Tallo, playing in Ajaccio, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Ajaccio-Lille, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
Cheick Diabaté, playing for Bordeaux, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 18 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Bordeaux-Guingamp.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In December 2013, Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2013/2014 season.
Most braces by player
Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Paris Saint-Germain scored (at least) two goals in a match 7 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2013/2014 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2013/2014 season was Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Paris Saint-Germain, in total he did it 8 times.
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 2013/2014 season, in total he did this 9 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2013/2014 season was Zlatan Ibrahimovic, in total he scored 7 penalties for his Paris Saint-Germain.
Most penalty goals by team
Paris Saint-Germain was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2013/2014 season, in total they scored 9 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Vincent Aboubakar was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2013/2014 season, in total he scored 5 stoppage time goals for his Lorient.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Lorient was the best team, in total they scored 6 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
3 players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2013/2014 season in Ligue 1. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were:
Most own goals by team
Reims scored 5 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2013/2014 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 4 players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2013/2014 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Radamel Falcao (Monaco)
Prince Oniangue (Reims)
Wissam Ben Yedder (Toulouse)
Paul-georges Ntep (Rennes)
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Lucas Moura in Paris Saint-Germain who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 4 consecutive matches.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Lucas Moura in Paris Saint-Germain scored or assisted in 6 consecutive matches during the 2013/2014 season, which was the best in the league.
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 14 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Ligue 1 during the 2013/2014 season.
Most consecutive wins
Paris Saint-Germain was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2013/2014 season, with a total of 8 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Paris Saint-Germain were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2013/2014 season, playing 16 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2013/2014 season, there were 2 teams that had 7 consecutive losses, and those teams were Valenciennes and Nice.
Most matches in a row without a win
Ajaccio managed the feat of not winning a single match in 16 consecutive matches during the 2013/2014 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Ajaccio have managed this in 5 matches during the 2013/2014 season, more than any other team in Ligue 1.
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