Season trivia for Primeira Liga 2013/2014
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 2013/2014 Primeira Liga season in Portugal.
Fastest goalscorer
Rafael Martins, playing in Vitoria Setúbal, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Vitoria Setúbal-Rio Ave, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
Mario Rondon, playing for Nacional, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 38 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Pacos De Ferreira-Nacional.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2013/2014 was 5 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Fredy Montero (Sporting) - August 2013
Derley (Maritimo) - September 2013
Lima (Benfica) - December 2013
Rafael Martins (Vitoria Setúbal) - February 2014
Bebé (Pacos De Ferreira) - March 2014
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored four times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Fredy Montero (Sporting)
Rafael Martins (Vitoria Setúbal)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2013/2014 season was Derley in Maritimo, in total he did it nine times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Rafael Martins in Vitoria Setúbal during the 2013/2014 season, in total he did this six times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2013/2014 season was Adrien Silva, in total he scored seven penalties for his Sporting.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Lassad Nouioui was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2013/2014 season, in total he scored two stoppage time goals for his Arouca.
Most own goals by team
Maritimo scored three own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2013/2014 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were three players who scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2013/2014 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Derley in Maritimo 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
Jackson Martinez in Porto scored a total of 13 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Primeira Liga during the 2013/2014 season.
Most consecutive wins
Benfica was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2013/2014 season, with a total of 11 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Benfica were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2013/2014 season, playing 28 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2013/2014 season, there were four teams that had 5 consecutive losses, and those teams were Gil Vicente, Maritimo, Olhanense and Braga.
Most matches in a row without a win
Gil Vicente managed the feat of not winning a single match in 11 consecutive matches during the 2013/2014 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 Sporting were best at during the 2013/2014 season, they came back to win four matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Vitoria Guimarães have managed this in three matches during the 2013/2014 season, more than any other team in Primeira Liga.