Season trivia for Superliga 2017/2018
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 2017/2018 Superliga season in Denmark.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2017/2018 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Bashkim Kadrii, playing for Randers, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 31 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Randers-Odense.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In April 2018, Kamil Wilczek (Brøndby) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2017/2018 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:
Pål Alexander Kirkevold (Hobro)
Emiliano Marcondes (Nordsjælland)
Most first goals in a match
The first goal of a match means a lot, and these players each scored it in a total of 8 matches during the season:
Pål Alexander Kirkevold (Hobro)
Ernest Asante (Nordsjælland)
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Pål Alexander Kirkevold in Hobro during the 2017/2018 season, in total he did this 8 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2017/2018 was shared between 2 players, all of whom scored 4 penalties each, and these were Pål Alexander Kirkevold (Hobro) and Emiliano Marcondes (Nordsjælland).
Most penalty goals by team
Nordsjælland was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2017/2018 season, in total they scored 7 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 7 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Saba Lobzhanidze (Randers)
Pål Alexander Kirkevold (Hobro)
Frank Onyeka (Midtjylland)
Federico Santander (FC København)
Alexander Sørloth (Midtjylland)
Kasper Kusk (Aalborg)
Kjartan Finnbogason (Horsens)
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was 5 goals, which 2 teams managed to do, and these were Midtjylland and FC København.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2017/2018 season was Thomas Sørensen, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Superliga, which he did 3 times.
Most own goals by team
Lyngby scored 6 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2017/2018 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Pål Alexander Kirkevold in Hobro scored in 11 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Ernest Asante in Nordsjælland who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 10 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Pål Alexander Kirkevold in Hobro scored a total of 12 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Superliga during the 2017/2018 season.
Most consecutive wins
Brøndby was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2017/2018 season, with a total of 9 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Brøndby were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2017/2018 season, playing 27 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Helsingør had a streak of 6 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Superliga during the 2017/2018 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Horsens managed the feat of not winning a single match in 11 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Brøndby were best at during the 2017/2018 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 Silkeborg have managed this in 5 matches during the 2017/2018 season, more than any other team in Superliga.
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