Season trivia for Ligue 2 2011/2012
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 2011/2012 Ligue 2 season in France.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2011/2012 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Sylvain Wiltord, playing for Nantes, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 45 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Nantes-Amiens.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In March 2012, Ibrahima Touré (Monaco) scored 5 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2011/2012 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 3 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Cédric Fauré (Reims)
Ryan Mendes (Le Havre)
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:
Ryan Mendes (Le Havre)
David Pollet (Lens)
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were 3 players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, 5 times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2011/2012 season was Riad Nouri, in total he scored 5 penalties for his Istres.
Most penalty goals by team
Istres was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2011/2012 season, in total they scored 6 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 4 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Kervens Belfort (Le Mans)
Fabrice Do Marcolino (Stade Lavallois)
Cédric Fauré (Reims)
Fabrice Pancrate (Nantes)
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Le Mans was the best team, in total they scored 5 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
2 players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2011/2012 season in Ligue 2. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were Stéphen Drouin (Troyes) and Jean-Charles Cirilli (Amiens).
Most own goals by team
Amiens scored 4 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2011/2012 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 2 players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2011/2012 season, and the players who achieved this were Ryan Mendes (Le Havre) and Mathieu Duhamel (Metz).
Players with most goals in the first half
The players with the most goals in the first half of the match scored 8 goals, and the players who did this were:
Players with most goals in the second half
Ryan Mendes in Le Havre scored a total of 9 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Ligue 2 during the 2011/2012 season.
Most matches in a row without losing
Arles were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2011/2012 season, playing 17 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Metz had a streak of 5 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Ligue 2 during the 2011/2012 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Metz managed the feat of not winning a single match in 12 consecutive matches during the 2011/2012 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were Clermont, Istres and LB Châteauroux, and these teams turned the game around 4 times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Amiens have managed this in 5 matches during the 2011/2012 season, more than any other team in Ligue 2.
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