Season trivia for Veikkausliiga 2020
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 2020 Veikkausliiga season in Finland.
Fastest goalscorer
The fastest goal scorers during the season 2020 were these players, all of whom scored in minute 2 of any match of the season:
Fastest hat-trick
Ferhan Hasani, playing for HJK, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 8 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Haka-HJK.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In August 2020, Albion Ademi (Mariehamn) scored 7 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2020 season.
Most braces by player
Roope Riski in HJK scored (at least) two goals in a match three times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2020 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 five matches during the season:
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were five players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, three times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Jasin-Amin Assehnoun (Lahti)
Salomo Ojala (Haka)
Jean Marie Dongou (Honka)
Roope Riski (HJK)
Albion Ademi (Mariehamn)
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2020 season was Albion Ademi, in total he scored four penalties for his Mariehamn.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Vitinho was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2020 season, in total he scored two stoppage time goals for his HIFK Fotboll.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, HIFK Fotboll was the best team, in total they scored four goals in the final minutes of the match.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were two players who scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2020 season, and the players who achieved this were Roope Riski (HJK) and Albion Ademi (Mariehamn).
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Roope Riski in HJK who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 9 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Roope Riski in HJK scored a total of 7 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Veikkausliiga during the 2020 season.
Most consecutive wins
KuPS was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2020 season, with a total of 7 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Honka were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2020 season, playing 11 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
RoPS had a streak of 12 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Veikkausliiga during the 2020 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
RoPS managed the feat of not winning a single match in 16 consecutive matches during the 2020 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 Ilves were best at during the 2020 season, they came back to win three matches in total.