Season trivia for Primeira Liga 2015/2016
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 2015/2016 Primeira Liga season in Portugal.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2015/2016 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Konstantinos Mitroglou, playing for Benfica, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 35 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Belenenses-Benfica.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In January 2016, and Islam Slimani (Sporting) scored 8 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2015/2016 season.
Most braces by player
Jonas in Benfica scored (at least) two goals in a match 11 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2015/2016 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2015/2016 season was Islam Slimani in Sporting, in total he did it 9 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Leo Bonatini in Estoril during the 2015/2016 season, in total he did this 8 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2015/2016 season was Jonas, in total he scored 7 penalties for his Benfica.
Most penalty goals by team
Sporting was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2015/2016 season, in total they scored 9 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Dyego Sousa (Maritimo) and Danilo Pereira (Porto).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Maritimo was the best team, in total they scored 5 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2015/2016 season was Ricardo Nascimento, 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
5 teams each scored 3 own goals, and the teams that were best at putting the ball into their own net were Moreirense, Tondela, Pacos De Ferreira, Belenenses and Académica.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Konstantinos Mitroglou in Benfica scored in 7 consecutive matches during the 2015/2016 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 15 goals, and the players who did this were Jonas (Benfica) and Islam Slimani (Sporting).
Players with most goals in the second half
Jonas in Benfica scored a total of 17 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Primeira Liga during the 2015/2016 season.
Most consecutive wins
Benfica was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2015/2016 season, with a total of 8 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2015/2016 season was 12 matches in a row, and it was Uniao da Madeira, Boavista and Vitoria Guimarães 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 Porto were best at during the 2015/2016 season, they came back to win 6 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 2015/2016 season, more than any other team in Primeira Liga.
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