Season trivia for Super League 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 Super League season in Switzerland.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2016/2017 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Ezgjan Alioski, playing for Lugano, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 8 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Lugano-Sion.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In April 2017, Ezgjan Alioski (Lugano) scored 5 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2016/2017 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 5 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Guillaume Hoarau (Young Boys)
Seydou Doumbia (Basel)
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 Guillaume Hoarau in Young Boys, in total he did it 7 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Marc Janko in Basel during the 2016/2017 season, in total he did this 7 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2016/2017 season was Guillaume Hoarau, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Young Boys.
Most penalty goals by team
Young Boys was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2016/2017 season, in total they scored 7 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 3 players scored 3 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Basel was the best team, in total they scored 7 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
2 players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2016/2017 season in Super League. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were Fulvio Sulmoni (Lugano) and Nicolas Lüchinger (Sion).
Most own goals by team
Thun scored 4 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2016/2017 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 2 players who scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, and the players who achieved this were Guillaume Hoarau (Young Boys) and Armando Sadiku (Lugano).
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Guillaume Hoarau in Young Boys who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 9 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Seydou Doumbia in Basel scored a total of 12 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Super League during the 2016/2017 season.
Most consecutive wins
Basel was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2016/2017 season, with a total of 9 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Basel were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2016/2017 season, playing 16 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Lausanne had a streak of 7 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Super League during the 2016/2017 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Lausanne managed the feat of not winning a single match in 14 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Lausanne have managed this in 5 matches during the 2016/2017 season, more than any other team in Super League.
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