Season trivia for Ligue 2 2015/2016
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 2015/2016 Ligue 2 season in France.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2015/2016 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Famara Diedhiou, playing for Clermont, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 35 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Clermont-Stade Lavallois.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In August 2015, Famara Diedhiou (Clermont) scored 5 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2015/2016 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 4 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Habib Diallo (Metz)
Famara Diedhiou (Clermont)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2015/2016 season was Famara Diedhiou in Clermont, in total he did it 11 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Andé Dona Ndoh in Chamois Niortais during the 2015/2016 season, in total he did this 6 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2015/2016 season was Famara Diedhiou, in total he scored 8 penalties for his Clermont.
Most penalty goals by team
Clermont was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2015/2016 season, in total they scored 9 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 5 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Kévin Lejeune (Metz)
Youssef Adnane (Brest)
Duckens Nazon (Stade Lavallois)
Andé Dona Ndoh (Chamois Niortais)
Mamadou Thiam (Dijon)
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was 4 goals, which 2 teams managed to do, and these were Stade Lavallois and Lens.
Most own goals by player
2 players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2015/2016 season in Ligue 2. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were Florent Ogier (FBBP 01) and Féthi Harek (Nîmes).
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 3 players who scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2015/2016 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Famara Diedhiou in Clermont who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 10 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Famara Diedhiou in Clermont scored a total of 11 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Ligue 2 during the 2015/2016 season.
Most consecutive wins
Dijon was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2015/2016 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Dijon were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2015/2016 season, playing 15 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Evian had a streak of 5 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Ligue 2 during the 2015/2016 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Paris FC managed the feat of not winning a single match in 28 consecutive matches during the 2015/2016 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 Sochaux have managed this in 6 matches during the 2015/2016 season, more than any other team in Ligue 2.
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