Season trivia for Ligue 2 2016/2017
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 2016/2017 Ligue 2 season in France.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Benjamin Nivet and Adama Niane. Together they were behind 6 goals for Troyes in the 2016/2017 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2016/2017 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Angelo Fulgini, playing for Valenciennes, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 6 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Valenciennes-Orléans.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In May 2017, Cristian Lopez (Lens) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2016/2017 season.
Most braces by player
Adama Niane in Troyes scored (at least) two goals in a match 7 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2016/2017 season.
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 7 matches during the season:
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Denis Bouanga in Tours during the 2016/2017 season, in total he did this 7 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2016/2017 season was Adama Niane, in total he scored 7 penalties for his Troyes.
Most penalty goals by team
Lens was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2016/2017 season, in total they scored 10 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Denis Bouanga was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2016/2017 season, in total he scored 4 stoppage time goals for his Tours.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Lens was the best team, in total they scored 6 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 2016/2017 season in Ligue 2. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were Anthony Weber (Reims) and Zakaria Diallo (Brest).
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 4 players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Yoann Court in GFC Ajaccio who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 4 consecutive matches.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Adama Niane in Troyes scored or assisted in 8 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Adama Niane in Troyes 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
Khalid Boutaïb in Strasbourg scored a total of 13 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Ligue 2 during the 2016/2017 season.
Most consecutive wins
There were 6 teams that had 4 consecutive wins in the 2016/2017 season, and those teams were Troyes, Chamois Niortais, Amiens, Le Havre, Lens and Strasbourg.
Most matches in a row without losing
Nîmes were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2016/2017 season, playing 11 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Red Star FC had a streak of 6 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Ligue 2 during the 2016/2017 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Stade Lavallois managed the feat of not winning a single match in 11 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
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