Season trivia for Ligue 2 2014/2015
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 2014/2015 Ligue 2 season in France.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2014/2015 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Julien Viale, playing for Auxerre, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 44 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Auxerre-Dijon.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In January 2015, Jonathan Kodjia (Angers) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2014/2015 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:
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2014/2015 season was Nicolas Fauvergue in Ajaccio, in total he did it 9 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Karl Toko Ekambi in Sochaux during the 2014/2015 season, in total he did this 7 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2014/2015 season was Benjamin Nivet, in total he scored 5 penalties for his Troyes.
Most penalty goals by team
Troyes was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2014/2015 season, in total they scored 6 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Jérémie Bela was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2014/2015 season, in total he scored 2 stoppage time goals for his Dijon.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2014/2015 season was Gaël Givet, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Ligue 2, which he did 3 times.
Most own goals by team
Arles scored 5 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2014/2015 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 6 players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2014/2015 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Jonathan Kodjia (Angers)
Mickaël Le Bihan (Le Havre)
Nicolas Fauvergue (Ajaccio)
Faneva Imà Andriatsima (Créteil)
Julio Tavares (Dijon)
Youssouf Hadji (Nancy)
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Mickaël Le Bihan in Le Havre who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 9 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
2 players were the best at scoring in the second half, something they did 9 times, and the players who did this were Mickaël Le Bihan (Le Havre) and Jonathan Kodjia (Angers).
Most consecutive wins
Troyes was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2014/2015 season, with a total of 7 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Sochaux were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2014/2015 season, playing 15 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Tours had a streak of 7 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Ligue 2 during the 2014/2015 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
LB Châteauroux managed the feat of not winning a single match in 13 consecutive matches during the 2014/2015 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Nîmes were best at during the 2014/2015 season, they came back to win 4 matches in total.
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