Season trivia for Bundesliga 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 Bundesliga season in Germany.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ousmane Dembele. Together they were behind 11 goals for Borussia Dortmund in the 2016/2017 season.
Fastest goalscorer
Kevin Kampl, playing in Bayer Leverkusen, was the fastest scorer this season. In the match between Bayer Leverkusen-RB Leipzig, he scored in the very first minute of the match.
Fastest hat-trick
Mario Gomez, playing for Wolfsburg, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 7 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Bayer Leverkusen-Wolfsburg.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In April 2017, Max Kruse (Werder Bremen) scored 8 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2016/2017 season.
Most braces by player
Robert Lewandowski in Bayern München scored (at least) two goals in a match 11 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 7 matches during the season:
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in Borussia Dortmund during the 2016/2017 season, in total he did this 8 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2016/2017 was shared between 2 players, all of whom scored 5 penalties each, and these were Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim) and Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München).
Most penalty goals by team
Mainz was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2016/2017 season, in total they scored 7 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 3 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Davie Selke (RB Leipzig) and Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Bayern München was the best team, in total they scored 9 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in Borussia Dortmund scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
The best streak of matches with an assist was 4 matches in the season 2016/2017, a feat achieved byJulian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen), Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), Fin Bartels (Werder Bremen) and Max Kruse (Werder Bremen)
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Robert Lewandowski in Bayern München who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 16 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in Borussia Dortmund scored a total of 18 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Bundesliga during the 2016/2017 season.
Most consecutive wins
RB Leipzig 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
Hoffenheim were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2016/2017 season, playing 17 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Darmstadt had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Bundesliga during the 2016/2017 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Hamburg managed the feat of not winning a single match in 12 consecutive matches during the 2016/2017 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were Bayern München and Augsburg, and these teams turned the game around 4 times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Wolfsburg and Werder Bremen were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in 5 different matches during the 2016/2017 season.
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