Season trivia for Ligue 2 2023/2024
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 2023/2024 Ligue 2 season in France.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2023/2024 season were the players Khalid Boutaïb - Moussa Sylla (Pau), Josias Lukembila - Alimami Gory (Paris FC) and Killian Corredor - Andréas Hountondji (Rodez). Together they scored 6 goals for their teams, where one of the players scored the goal and the other one assisted to it.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2023/2024 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Louis Mafouta, playing for Amiens, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 17 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Quevilly-Rouen-Amiens.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2023/2024 was 5 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Alexandre Mendy (Caen) - August 2023
Kalifa Coulibaly (Quevilly-Rouen) - April 2024
Most braces by player
Pape Meïssa Ba in Grenoble scored (at least) two goals in a match 4 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2023/2024 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2023/2024 season was Alexandre Mendy in Caen, in total he did it 8 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Alexandre Mendy in Caen during the 2023/2024 season, in total he did this 7 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2023/2024 season was Himad Abdelli, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Angers.
Most penalty goals by team
Grenoble was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2023/2024 season, in total they scored 9 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Jean-Mattéo Bahoya was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2023/2024 season, in total he scored 3 stoppage time goals for his Angers.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Angers was the best team, in total they scored 8 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
3 players share the less-than-honourable title of most own goals during the 2023/2024 season in Ligue 2. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were:
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Sambou Soumano in Quevilly-Rouen scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2023/2024 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Sambou Soumano in Quevilly-Rouen scored or assisted in 6 consecutive matches during the 2023/2024 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
The players with the most goals in the first half of the match scored 10 goals, and the players who did this were Alexandre Mendy (Caen) and Louis Mafouta (Amiens).
Players with most goals in the second half
Alexandre Mendy in Caen scored a total of 12 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Ligue 2 during the 2023/2024 season.
Most consecutive wins
Stade Lavallois was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2023/2024 season, with a total of 6 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Auxerre were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2023/2024 season, playing 14 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Grenoble had a streak of 6 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Ligue 2 during the 2023/2024 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Valenciennes managed the feat of not winning a single match in 17 consecutive matches during the 2023/2024 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 Angers were best at during the 2023/2024 season, they came back to win 7 matches in total.
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