Season trivia for Primeira Liga 2014/2015
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 2014/2015 Primeira Liga season in Portugal.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2014/2015 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Talisca, playing for Benfica, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 17 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Vitoria Setúbal-Benfica.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2014/2015 was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
André André (Vitoria Guimarães) - January 2015
Jonas (Benfica) - April 2015
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2014/2015 season was Jackson Martinez in Porto, in total he did it 9 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2014/2015 season was André André, in total he scored 8 penalties for his Vitoria Guimarães.
Most penalty goals by team
Vitoria Guimarães was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2014/2015 season, in total they scored 11 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Danilo was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2014/2015 season, in total he scored 3 stoppage time goals for his Porto.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Porto was the best team, in total they scored 8 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2014/2015 season was Frederico Venancio, 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
Vitoria Setúbal scored 4 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2014/2015 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 2 players who scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2014/2015 season, and the players who achieved this were Bruno Moreira (Pacos De Ferreira) and Moussa Marega (Maritimo).
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Jackson Martinez in Porto 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
2 players were the best at scoring in the second half, something they did 12 times, and the players who did this were Marco Matias (Nacional) and Lima (Benfica).
Most consecutive wins
Benfica was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2014/2015 season, with a total of 9 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Sporting were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2014/2015 season, playing 13 straight matches without losing.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2014/2015 season was 15 matches in a row, and it was Gil Vicente and Académica who managed that dubious achievement.
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 2014/2015 season, they came back to win 4 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Moreirense have managed this in 5 matches during the 2014/2015 season, more than any other team in Primeira Liga.
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