Season trivia for Veikkausliiga 2021
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 2021 Veikkausliiga season in Finland.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2021 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Darren Smith, playing for Honka, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 10 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Honka-Oulu.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In October 2021, Ariel Ngueukam (SJK Seinäjoki) scored 8 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2021 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored four times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Ariel Ngueukam (SJK Seinäjoki)
Tim Väyrynen (KuPS)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2021 season was Benjamin Källman in Inter Turku, in total he did it six times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Benjamin Källman in Inter Turku during the 2021 season, in total he did this four times.
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2021 was shared between three players, all of whom scored three penalties each, and these were
Most penalty goals by team
Inter Turku was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2021 season, in total they scored five of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was four goals, which two teams managed to do, and these were Inter Turku and SJK Seinäjoki.
Most own goals by team
SJK Seinäjoki scored three own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2021 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Denys Oliynyk in SJK Seinäjoki scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2021 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Ariel Ngueukam in SJK Seinäjoki who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 8 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Benjamin Källman in Inter Turku scored a total of 10 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Veikkausliiga during the 2021 season.
Most consecutive wins
HJK was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2021 season, with a total of 9 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Lahti were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2021 season, playing 12 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
KTP had a streak of 10 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Veikkausliiga during the 2021 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
KTP managed the feat of not winning a single match in 20 consecutive matches during the 2021 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.