Season trivia for Ligue 2 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 2 season in France.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2012/2013 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Yaya Sanogo, playing for Auxerre, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 15 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Stade Lavallois-Auxerre.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2012/2013 was 7 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Claudiu Keserü (Angers) - September 2012
Yaya Sanogo (Auxerre) - February 2013
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 5 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Mustapha Yatabare (Guingamp)
Filip Dordevic (Nantes)
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 9 matches during the season:
Yohann Rivière (Le Havre)
Filip Dordevic (Nantes)
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were 4 players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, 6 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 2012/2013 season was Frédéric Thomas, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Le Mans.
Most penalty goals by team
Most goals from the penalty spot was a feat shared by 3 teams, and the teams that each scored 6 penalty goals were LB Châteauroux, Le Mans and Lens.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Ibrahima Touré was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2012/2013 season, in total he scored 4 stoppage time goals for his Monaco.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Angers was the best team, in total they scored 11 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 2012/2013 season in Ligue 2. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were Nicolas Saint-Ruf (Lens) and Florentin Pogba (Sedan).
Most own goals by team
Sedan scored 7 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
Filip Dordevic in Nantes scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2012/2013 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Mustapha Yatabare in Guingamp 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
Ibrahima Touré in Monaco scored a total of 13 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Ligue 2 during the 2012/2013 season.
Most consecutive wins
Monaco was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2012/2013 season, with a total of 5 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Monaco were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2012/2013 season, playing 17 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
GFC Ajaccio had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Ligue 2 during the 2012/2013 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
GFC Ajaccio managed the feat of not winning a single match in 13 consecutive matches during the 2012/2013 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 Stade Lavallois have managed this in 6 matches during the 2012/2013 season, more than any other team in Ligue 2.
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