Season trivia for Süper Lig 2012/2013
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 2012/2013 Süper Lig season in Turkey.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2012/2013 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Björn Vleminckx, playing for Genclerbirligi, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 26 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Antalyaspor-Genclerbirligi.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2012/2013 was 5 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Burak Yilmaz (Galatasaray) - February 2013
Theofanis Gekas (Akhisar Belediyespor) - April 2013
Most braces by player
Burak Yilmaz in Galatasaray scored (at least) two goals in a match 6 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2012/2013 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2012/2013 season was Theofanis Gekas in Akhisar Belediyespor, in total he did it 8 times.
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were 3 players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, 6 times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2012/2013 season was Necati Ates, in total he scored 4 penalties for his Eskisehirspor.
Most penalty goals by team
Eskisehirspor was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2012/2013 season, in total they scored 5 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was 3 goals, which 3 teams managed to do, and these were Karabükspor, Kasimpasa and Eskisehirspor.
Most own goals by team
Fenerbahce scored 4 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2012/2013 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 3 players who scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2012/2013 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Burak Yilmaz in Galatasaray who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 11 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Burak Yilmaz in Galatasaray scored a total of 12 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Süper Lig during the 2012/2013 season.
Most consecutive wins
Galatasaray was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2012/2013 season, with a total of 7 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Besiktas were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2012/2013 season, playing 11 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Mersin Idman Yurdu had a streak of 5 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Süper Lig during the 2012/2013 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2012/2013 season was 9 matches in a row, and it was Elazigspor and Orduspor 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 Fenerbahce were best at during the 2012/2013 season, they came back to win 7 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Orduspor have managed this in 3 matches during the 2012/2013 season, more than any other team in Süper Lig.
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