Season trivia for Süper Lig 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 Süper Lig season in Turkey.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2011/2012 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Theofanis Gekas, playing for Samsunspor, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 33 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Samsunspor-Fenerbahce.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In January 2012, Burak Yilmaz (Trabzonspor) scored 9 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2011/2012 season.
Most braces by player
Burak Yilmaz in Trabzonspor scored (at least) two goals in a match 10 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 Michael Eneramo in Sivasspor, 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 Burak Yilmaz in Trabzonspor during the 2011/2012 season, in total he did this 13 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2011/2012 was shared between 2 players, all of whom scored 5 penalties each, and these were Burak Yilmaz (Trabzonspor) and Florin Cernat (Karabükspor).
Most penalty goals by team
Galatasaray 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
In total, 2 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Burak Yilmaz (Trabzonspor) and Turgay Bahadir (Bursaspor).
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was 4 goals, which 2 teams managed to do, and these were Fenerbahce and Bursaspor.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2011/2012 season was Egemen Korkmaz, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Süper Lig, which he did 2 times.
Most own goals by team
Ankaragücü scored 4 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2011/2012 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Burak Yilmaz in Trabzonspor scored in 7 consecutive matches during the 2011/2012 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 10 goals, and the players who did this were Burak Yilmaz (Trabzonspor) and Michael Eneramo (Sivasspor).
Players with most goals in the second half
Burak Yilmaz in Trabzonspor scored a total of 23 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Süper Lig during the 2011/2012 season.
Most consecutive wins
Galatasaray was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2011/2012 season, with a total of 9 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Galatasaray were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2011/2012 season, playing 14 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Orduspor had a streak of 7 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Süper Lig during the 2011/2012 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2011/2012 season was 12 matches in a row, and it was Manisaspor and Orduspor who managed that dubious achievement.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were Bursaspor, Fenerbahce, Trabzonspor, Sivasspor and Besiktas, and these teams turned the game around 3 times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Gaziantepspor have managed this in 5 matches during the 2011/2012 season, more than any other team in Süper Lig.
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