Season trivia for Ligue 2 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 2 season in France.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2013/2014 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Andy Delort, playing for Tours, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 35 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Tours-Clermont.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2013/2014 was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Jeff Louis (Nancy) - February 2014
Andy Delort (Tours) - April 2014
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:
Christian Bekamenga (Stade Lavallois)
Andy Delort (Tours)
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 Diafra Sakho in Metz, 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 Andy Delort in Tours 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 Emiliano Sala, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Chamois Niortais.
Most penalty goals by team
Most goals from the penalty spot was a feat shared by 2 teams, and the teams that each scored 7 penalty goals were Tours and Chamois Niortais.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Andy Delort (Tours) and Jérémy Blayac (Angers).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Lens was the best team, in total they scored 4 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
5 players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2013/2014 season in Ligue 2. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were:
Joris Sainati (Istres)
Johan Gastien (Dijon)
Rémi Fournier (LB Châteauroux)
Malik Couturier (Stade Lavallois)
Ibrahima Seck (Créteil)
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 Istres and LB Châteauroux.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Mathieu Duhamel in Caen scored in 7 consecutive matches during the 2013/2014 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Mathieu Duhamel in Caen 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
Andy Delort in Tours scored a total of 15 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Ligue 2 during the 2013/2014 season.
Most consecutive wins
Metz was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2013/2014 season, with a total of 7 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Caen were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2013/2014 season, playing 12 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Stade Lavallois had a streak of 5 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Ligue 2 during the 2013/2014 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
CA Bastia managed the feat of not winning a single match in 13 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 Stade Lavallois have managed this in 5 matches during the 2013/2014 season, more than any other team in Ligue 2.
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