Season trivia for Primeira Liga 2011/2012
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 2011/2012 Primeira Liga season in Portugal.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2011/2012 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Kléber, playing for Porto, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 41 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Rio Ave-Porto.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In February 2012, Lima (Braga) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2011/2012 season.
Most braces by player
Hulk in Porto scored (at least) two goals in a match 5 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2011/2012 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2011/2012 season was Hulk in Porto, in total he did it 7 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Hulk in Porto during the 2011/2012 season, in total he did this 7 times.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Bruno César was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2011/2012 season, in total he scored 3 stoppage time goals for his Benfica.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Porto was the best team, in total they scored 6 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2011/2012 season was Ricardo, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Primeira Liga, which he did 2 times.
Most own goals by team
Pacos De Ferreira scored 4 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2011/2012 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 2 players who scored in 7 consecutive matches during the 2011/2012 season, and the players who achieved this were Oscar Cardozo (Benfica) and Lima (Braga).
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Oscar Cardozo in Benfica 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
Lima in Braga scored a total of 13 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Primeira Liga during the 2011/2012 season.
Most consecutive wins
Braga was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2011/2012 season, with a total of 13 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Benfica were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2011/2012 season, playing 18 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Académica had a streak of 6 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Primeira Liga during the 2011/2012 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Académica managed the feat of not winning a single match in 16 consecutive matches during the 2011/2012 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 Benfica were best at during the 2011/2012 season, they came back to win 5 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Vitoria Setúbal and Pacos De Ferreira were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in 4 different matches during the 2011/2012 season.
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