Season trivia for Primera División 2016/2017
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 2016/2017 Primera División season in Argentina.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2016/2017 season were the players Cristian Pavon - Dario Benedetto (Boca Juniors), Nicolás Blandi - Fernando Belluschi (San Lorenzo) and Fernando Zampedri - David Barbona (Atlético Tucumán). Together they scored 5 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 2016/2017 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Jaime Ayoví, playing for Godoy Cruz, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 31 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Godoy Cruz-Aldosivi.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2016/2017 was 5 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Jaime Ayoví (Godoy Cruz) - October 2016
Martín Cauteruccio (San Lorenzo) - December 2016
Dario Benedetto (Boca Juniors) - June 2017
Most braces by player
Dario Benedetto in Boca Juniors scored (at least) two goals in a match six times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2016/2017 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2016/2017 season was Dario Benedetto in Boca Juniors, in total he did it 13 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Mariano Pavone in Vélez Sarsfield during the 2016/2017 season, in total he did this six times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2016/2017 season was José Sand, in total he scored six penalties for his Lanús.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Germán Denis was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2016/2017 season, in total he scored three stoppage time goals for his Independiente.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Independiente was the best team, in total they scored five goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2016/2017 season was Walter Andrade, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Primera División, which he did two times.
Most own goals by team
two teams each scored three own goals, and the teams that were best at putting the ball into their own net were San Martín de San Juan and Patronato.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Sebastián Driussi in River Plate scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
The best streak of matches with an assist was 4 matches in the season 2016/2017, a feat achieved byMarcos Acuña (Racing Club) and Carlos Tevez (Boca Juniors)
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
The players who were involved in goals in the most consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season were Sebastián Driussi (River Plate) and Dario Benedetto (Boca Juniors), with a streak of 6 matches in a row with at least one goal and/or assist.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Dario Benedetto in Boca Juniors who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 16 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
José Sand in Lanús scored a total of 10 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Primera División during the 2016/2017 season.
Most consecutive wins
Colón was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2016/2017 season, with a total of 7 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Boca Juniors were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2016/2017 season, playing 14 straight matches without losing.
Most matches in a row without a win
Arsenal de Sarandí managed the feat of not winning a single match in 13 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Defensa y Justicia and Estudiantes de La Plata were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in three different matches during the 2016/2017 season.