Season trivia for Süper Lig 2023/2024
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 2023/2024 Süper Lig season in Turkey.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2023/2024 season were the players Edin Visca - Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor) and Dries Mertens - Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray). Together they scored 9 goals for their teams, where one of the players scored the goal and the other one assisted to it.
Fastest goalscorer
Babajide David, playing in Adana Demirspor, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Adana Demirspor-Antalyaspor, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
Enis Destan, playing for Trabzonspor, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 10 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Trabzonspor-Ankaragücü.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2023/2024 was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Edin Dzeko (Fenerbahce) - October 2023
Cengiz Ünder (Fenerbahce) - January 2024
Most braces by player
Mauro Icardi 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 2023/2024 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2023/2024 season was Mame Baba Thiam in Kayserispor/Pendikspor, in total he did it 8 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Mauro Icardi in Galatasaray during the 2023/2024 season, in total he did this 12 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2023/2024 season was Sokol Cikalleshi, in total he scored 8 penalties for his Konyaspor.
Most penalty goals by team
Fenerbahce was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2023/2024 season, in total they scored 12 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 4 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Rey Manaj (Sivasspor) and Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Fenerbahce was the best team, in total they scored 9 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 2023/2024 season in Süper Lig. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were Davide Biraschi (Fatih Karagümrük) and Ugurcan Yazgili (Konyaspor).
Most own goals by team
Fatih Karagümrük scored 4 own goals in all their matches, making them the best at it in the entire league during the 2023/2024 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Mauro Icardi in Galatasaray scored in 7 consecutive matches during the 2023/2024 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Dries Mertens in Galatasaray who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 8 consecutive matches.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Edin Dzeko in Fenerbahce 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
Mauro Icardi in Galatasaray scored a total of 17 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Süper Lig during the 2023/2024 season.
Most consecutive wins
Galatasaray was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2023/2024 season, with a total of 17 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Galatasaray were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2023/2024 season, playing 24 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Kayserispor had a streak of 7 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Süper Lig during the 2023/2024 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2023/2024 season was 10 matches in a row, and it was Kayserispor, Adana Demirspor, Istanbulspor and Hatayspor 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 2023/2024 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 Istanbulspor have managed this in 6 matches during the 2023/2024 season, more than any other team in Süper Lig.
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