Zenit’s Tomas Hubocan is part of the history

On Tuesday, Tomas Hubocan of Zenit St. Petersburg netted an own goal in the fourth minute of his club’s Champions League match against Real Madrid.

The Slovakian thereby recorded the second fastest own goal in the history of the competition, according to Infostrada.

The record belongs to Benfica’s Scott Minto who beat his own goalkeeper in the third minute of a Champions League match on 4 November 1998.

Fastest own goals in Champions League history
Min. Goalscorer Nation Match Date

3 Scott Minto ENG Benfica* - HJK 2-2 04 Nov 1998
4 Tomas Hubocan SVK Zenit St. Petersburg* - Real Madrid 1-2 30 Sep 2008
10 Max Houttuin NED Olympique Lyon - sc Heerenveen* 3-1 12 Sep 2000
10 Vladislav Vashchuk UKR Anderlecht - Dynamo Kyiv* 4-2 18 Oct 2000
10 Gary Caldwell SCO Benfica – Celtic* 3-0 01 Nov 2006
12 Fernando Meira POR VfB Stuttgart* - Chelsea 0-1 25 Feb 2004
13 Sami Hyypiä FIN Besiktas – Liverpool* 2-1 24 Oct 2007
13 Deivid BRA Fenerbahçe* - Chelsea 2-1 02 Apr 2008
14 Jorge Andrade POR Deportivo La Coruña* - Liverpool 0-1 03 Nov 2004
16 Manuel Dimas POR Sporting CP* - Spartak Moskva 0-3 17 Oct 2000

* Denotes club that scored own goal