Season trivia for Serie A 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 Serie A season in Italy.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robinho. Together they were behind 9 goals for Milan in the 2011/2012 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2011/2012 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, playing for Milan, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 13 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Palermo-Milan.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In March 2012, Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2011/2012 season.
Most braces by player
Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Milan scored (at least) two goals in a match 7 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 Antonio Di Natale in Udinese, 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 Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Milan during the 2011/2012 season, in total he did this 8 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2011/2012 season was Zlatan Ibrahimovic, in total he scored 10 penalties for his Milan.
Most penalty goals by team
Milan was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2011/2012 season, in total they scored 10 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Rodrigo Palacio 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 Genoa.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Milan scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2011/2012 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 2011/2012, a feat achieved byFabrizio Miccoli (Palermo) and Kevin-Prince Boateng (Milan)
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Sebastian Giovinco in Parma scored or assisted in 7 consecutive matches during the 2011/2012 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Milan who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 14 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Milan scored a total of 14 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Serie A during the 2011/2012 season.
Most consecutive wins
Juventus was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2011/2012 season, with a total of 8 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Milan were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2011/2012 season, playing 12 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Novara had a streak of 5 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Serie A during the 2011/2012 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Genoa managed the feat of not winning a single match in 14 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 Lazio were best at during the 2011/2012 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 Cesena have managed this in 5 matches during the 2011/2012 season, more than any other team in Serie A.
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