Season trivia for SuperSport HNL 2016/2017
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 2016/2017 SuperSport HNL season in Croatia.
Fastest goalscorer
Mario Gavranovic, playing in Rijeka, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Rijeka-Dinamo Zagreb, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
Márko Futács, playing for Hajduk Split, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 38 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Hajduk Split-Inter Zapresic.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In May 2017, Márko Futács (Hajduk Split) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2016/2017 season.
Most braces by player
Armin Hodzic in Dinamo Zagreb scored (at least) two goals in a match five times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2016/2017 season.
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 seven matches during the season:
Franko Andrijasevic (Rijeka)
Hillal Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb)
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Márko Futács in Hajduk Split during the 2016/2017 season, in total he did this eight times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2016/2017 season was Roman Bezjak, in total he scored five penalties for his Rijeka.
Most penalty goals by team
Rijeka was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2016/2017 season, in total they scored nine of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Márko Futács was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2016/2017 season, in total he scored four stoppage time goals for his Hajduk Split.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Hajduk Split was the best team, in total they scored six goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by team
Cibalia scored three own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2016/2017 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Armin Hodzic in Dinamo Zagreb scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Hillal Soudani in Dinamo Zagreb 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
Márko Futács in Hajduk Split scored a total of 13 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in SuperSport HNL during the 2016/2017 season.
Most consecutive wins
Dinamo Zagreb was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2016/2017 season, with a total of 8 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Rijeka were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2016/2017 season, playing 31 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Cibalia had a streak of 7 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in SuperSport HNL during the 2016/2017 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Inter Zapresic managed the feat of not winning a single match in 17 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Slaven Belupo and Lokomotiva Zagreb were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in four different matches during the 2016/2017 season.