Season trivia for Süper Lig 2014/2015
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 2014/2015 Süper Lig season in Turkey.
Fastest goalscorer
The fastest goal scorers during the season 2014/2015 were these players, all of whom scored in minute 2 of any match of the season:
Fastest hat-trick
Cédric Bakambu, playing for Bursaspor, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 15 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Balikesirspor-Bursaspor.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In September 2014, Theofanis Gekas (Akhisar Belediyespor) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2014/2015 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 4 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2014/2015 season was Ezequiel Scarione in Kasimpasa, in total he did it 6 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Oscar Cardozo in Trabzonspor during the 2014/2015 season, in total he did this 8 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2014/2015 season was Fernandao, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Bursaspor.
Most penalty goals by team
Bursaspor was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2014/2015 season, in total they scored 8 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Oscar Cardozo was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2014/2015 season, in total he scored 3 stoppage time goals for his Trabzonspor.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Fenerbahce was the best team, in total they scored 5 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2014/2015 season was Michal Kadlec, 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
2 teams each scored 3 own goals, and the teams that were best at putting the ball into their own net were Balikesirspor and Trabzonspor.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Fernandao in Bursaspor scored in 8 consecutive matches during the 2014/2015 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 9 goals, and the players who did this were Cédric Bakambu (Bursaspor) and Fernandao (Bursaspor).
Players with most goals in the second half
Fernandao in Bursaspor scored a total of 13 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Süper Lig during the 2014/2015 season.
Most consecutive wins
There were 2 teams that had 7 consecutive wins in the 2014/2015 season, and those teams were Fenerbahce and Besiktas.
Most matches in a row without losing
Fenerbahce were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2014/2015 season, playing 14 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2014/2015 season, there were 2 teams that had 6 consecutive losses, and those teams were Çaykur Rizespor and Erciyesspor.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2014/2015 season was 13 matches in a row, and it was Karabükspor and Akhisar Belediyespor 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 Bursaspor were best at during the 2014/2015 season, they came back to win 5 matches in total.
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