Season trivia for Ligue 1 2016/2017
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 2016/2017 Ligue 1 season in France.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2016/2017 season were the players Loïs Diony - Frédéric Sammaritano (Dijon) and Edinson Cavani - Ángel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain). 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 2016/2017 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Edinson Cavani, playing for Paris Saint-Germain, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 26 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Caen-Paris Saint-Germain.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2016/2017 was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) - August 2016
Radamel Falcao (Monaco) - December 2016
Most braces by player
Edinson Cavani in Paris Saint-Germain scored (at least) two goals in a match 9 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2016/2017 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2016/2017 season was Edinson Cavani in Paris Saint-Germain, in total he did it 12 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Edinson Cavani in Paris Saint-Germain during the 2016/2017 season, in total he did this 9 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2016/2017 season was Alexandre Lacazette, in total he scored 10 penalties for his Lyon.
Most penalty goals by team
Lyon was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2016/2017 season, in total they scored 12 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Alexandre Lacazette was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2016/2017 season, in total he scored 3 stoppage time goals for his Lyon.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Saint-Étienne was the best team, in total they scored 7 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by team
2 teams each scored 4 own goals, and the teams that were best at putting the ball into their own net were Angers and Montpellier.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 3 players who scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Thomas Lemar in Monaco 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 Edinson Cavani in Paris Saint-Germain who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 16 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Edinson Cavani in Paris Saint-Germain scored a total of 19 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Ligue 1 during the 2016/2017 season.
Most consecutive wins
Paris Saint-Germain was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2016/2017 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 2016/2017 season, playing 16 straight matches without losing.
Most matches in a row without a win
Bastia managed the feat of not winning a single match in 13 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 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 Lyon have managed this in 6 matches during the 2016/2017 season, more than any other team in Ligue 1.
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