From 1967/68 onwards, France Football awarded a "Golden Boot" to the topscorer in all European leagues that season (or the spring-fall season before in relevant countries). It was awarded 25 times:
season player club (country) goals
1967/68 Eusébio SL Benfica (Portugal) 42
1968/69 Petar Jekov CSKA (Sofia) (Bulgaria) 36
1969/70 Gerd Müller FC Bayern München (Germany) 38
1970/71 Josip Skoblar Olympique Marseille (France) 44
1971/72 Gerd Müller FC Bayern München (Germany) 40
1972/73 Eusébio SL Benfica (Portugal) 40
1973/74 Héctor Yazalde Sporting CP (Portugal) 46
1974/75 Dudu Georgescu Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania) 33
1975/76 Sotiris Kaiafas Omonia (Nicosia) (Cyprus) 39
1976/77 Dudu Georgescu Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania) 47
1977/78 Hans Krankl SK Rapid (Wien) (Austria) 41
1978/79 Kees Kist AZ '67 (Alkmaar) (Netherlands) 34
1979/80 Erwin Vandenbergh Lierse SK (Belgium) 39
1980/81 Georgi Slavkov Trakia (Plovdiv) (Bulgaria) 31
1981/82 Wim Kieft Ajax (Netherlands) 32
1982/83 Fernando Gomez FC Porto (Portugal) 36
1983/84 Ian Rush Liverpool FC (England) 32
1984/85 Fernando Gomez FC Porto (Portugal) 39
1985/86 Marco van Basten Ajax (Netherlands) 37
1986/87 Anton Polster FK Austria (Wien) (Austria) 39 [*a]
1987/88 Tanju Çolak Galatasaray SK (Turkey) 39
1988/89 Dorin Mateut Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania) 43
1989/90 Hugo Sanchez Real Madrid (Spain) 38
Hristo Stoitchkov CSKA (Sofia) (Bulgaria) 38
1990/91 Darko Pancev Crvena zvezda (Beograd) (Yugoslavia) 34 [*b]
[*a] original winner Rodion Camataru was disqualified and the trophy awarded to Polster in
1990; however, Camataru was allowed to keep his copy of the trophy.
[*b] Darko Pancev got his prize only in 2006, following a protest from Cyprus where a player
supposedly scored 40 goals (though the official topscorers for the season, Besirevic and
Xiourouppas, are both listed with 19 goals). Due to this affair, France Football decided
to make the competition unofficial.
From 1991/92 until 1995/96 no Golden Boot was awarded. The European
top scorers in those seasons were:
season player club (country) goals
1991/92 Ally McCoist Rangers FC (Glasgow) (Scotland) 34 [*1]
1992/93 Ally McCoist Rangers FC (Glasgow) (Scotland) 34 [*2]
1993/94 David Taylor Porthmadog FC (Wales) 43
1994/95 Arsen Avetisyan Homenmen (Yerevan) (Armenia) 39
1995/96 Zviad Endeladze Margveti (Zestafoni) (Georgia) 40
[*1] Otar Korgalidze of Guria Lanchkhuti (Georgia) scored 40 goals, but is usually ignored
in this (unofficial) ranking.
[*2] Merab Megreladze of Samgurali Tshkaltubo (Georgia) scored 41 goals, but (as three other
players) is usually ignored in this (unofficial) ranking.
Since 1996/97 the ESM (European Sports Magazines), of which France
Football originally was part, award the Golden Boot again, with the
modification that goals in leagues ranked 1st-8th according to the
UEFA coefficient list (which determines the number of entries in the
UEFA Cup) are multiplied by a factor 2, those in leagues ranked
9th-21st by a factor 1.5. For the best scorer regardless of those
multiplications see the file on European Topscorers by Season.
season player club (country) goals
1996/97 Ronaldo FC Barcelona (Spain) 34 (68 pts)
1997/98 Nikos Mahlas Vitesse (Netherlands) 34 (68 pts)
1998/99 Mário Jardel FC Porto (Portugal) 36 (72 pts)
1999/00 Kevin Phillips Sunderland FC (England) 30 (60 pts)
2000/01 Henrik Larsson Celtic FC (Scotland) 35 (52.5 pts)
2001/02 Mário Jardel Sporting CP (Portugal) 42 (63 pts)
2002/03 Roy Makaay RC Deportivo (Spain) 29 (58 pts)
2003/04 Thierry Henry Arsenal FC (England) 30 (60 pts)
2004/05 Diego Forlán Villarreal CF (Spain) 25 (50 pts)
Thierry Henry Arsenal FC (England) 25 (50 pts)
2005/06 Luca Toni AC Fiorentina (Italy) 31 (62 pts)
2006/07 Francesco Totti AS Roma (Italy) 26 (52 pts)
2007/08 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United (England) 31 (62 pts)
2008/09 Diego Forlán Atlético Madrid (Spain) 32 (64 pts)
2009/10 Lionel Messi Barcelona (Spain) 34 (68 pts)
2010/11 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid (Spain) 40 (80 pts)
2011/12 Lionel Messi Barcelona (Spain) 50 (100 pts)
2012/13 Lionel Messi Barcelona (Spain) 46 (92 pts)
2013/14 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid (Spain) 31 (62 pts)
Luis Suárez Liverpool (England) 31 (62 pts)
2014/15 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid (Spain) 48 (96 pts)
2015/16 Luis Suárez Barcelona (Spain) 40 (80 pts)
2016/17 Lionel Messi Barcelona (Spain) 37 (74 pts)
2017/18 Lionel Messi Barcelona (Spain) 34 (68 pts)
2018/19 Lionel Messi Barcelona (Spain) 36 (72 pts)
2019/20 Ciro Immobile Lazio (Italy) 36 (72 pts)
2020/21 Robert Lewandowski FC Bayern München (Germany) 41 (82 pts)
2021/22 Robert Lewandowski FC Bayern München (Germany) 35 (70 pts)
2022/23 Erling Haaland Manchester City (England) 36 (72 pts)
Wins by Player:
6 – Lionel Messi
4 – Cristiano Ronaldo
2 – Eusébio da Silva Ferreira
Diego Forlán
Dudu Georgescu
Fernando Gomes
Thierry Henry
Mário Jardel
Robert Lewandowski
Gerd Müller
Luis Suárez
1 – Tanju Çolak
Erling Haaland
Ciro Immobile
Petar Jekov
Sotiris Kaiafas
Wim Kieft
Kees Kist
Hans Krankl
Henrik Larsson
Nikos Mahlas
Roy Makaay
Dorin Mateut
Darko Pancev
Kevin Phillips
Anton Polster
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima
Ian Rush
Hugo Sanchez
Josip Skoblar
Georgi Slavkov
Hristo Stoitchkov
Luca Toni
Francesco Totti
Marco van Basten
Erwin Vandenbergh
Héctor Yazalde
Wins by Club:
8 – Barcelona
4 – Bayern München
Real Madrid
3 – Dinamo Bucuresti
FC Porto
2 – Arsenal
Ajax Amsterdam
Benfica
CSKA Sofia
Liverpool
Sporting CP
1 – Atlético Madrid
Austria Wien
AZ Alkmaar
Botev Plovdiv
Celtic Glasgow
Crvena Zvezda Beograd
Deportivo La Coruńa
Fiorentina
Galatasaray
Lazio
Lierse
Manchester City
Manchester United
Olympique Marseille
Omonia Nicosia
Rapid Wien
Roma
Sunderland
Villarreal
Vitesse Arnhem
Wins by Country:
8 – Portugal
7 – Argentina
4 – Netherlands
Uruguay
3 – Brazil
Bulgaria
Italy
Romania
2 – Austria
France
Germany
Poland
Yugoslavia
1 – Belgium
Cyprus
England
Greece
Mexico
Norway
Sweden
Turkey
Wales
Wins by League:
15 – Spain
7 – England
Portugal
4 – Germany
Netherlands
3 – Bulgaria
Italy
Romania
2 – Austria
1 – Belgium
Cyprus
France
Scotland
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Season 1967-68
1.EUSÉBIO Ferreira da Silva - Benfica 42 goals
2.Antal DUNAI - Újpest Dózsa 36 goals
3.Robert LENNOX - Celtic 32 goals
Season 1968-69
1.Petar JEKOV - CSKA Sofia 36 goals
2.Giorgios SIDERIS - Olympiakos 35 goals
3.Antal DUNAI - Újpest Dózsa 31 goals
Helmut KÖGLBERGER - FK Austria Wien 31 goals
Season 1969-70
1.Gerd MÜLLER - FC Bayern München 38 goals
2.Carlo DEVILLET - CA Spora Luxembourg 31 goals (22 matches)
3.Petar JEKOV - CSKA Sofia 31 goals (30 matches)
Season 1970-71
1.Josip SKOBLAR - Olympique Marseille 44 goals
2.Salif KEITA - AS Saint-Etienne 42 goals
3.Giorgios DEDES - Panionios 28 goals
Season 1971-72
1.Gerd MÜLLER - FC Bayern München 40 goals
2.Antonis ANTONIADIS - Panathinaikos 39 goals
3.Joseph HARPER - Aberdeen 33 goals
Francis LEE - Manchester City 33 goals
Slobodan SANTRAC - OFK Beograd 33 goals
Season 1972-73
1.EUSÉBIO Ferreira da Silva - Benfica 40 goals
2.Gerd MÜLLER - FC Bayern München 36 goals
3.Petar JEKOV - CSKA Sofia 29 goals
Season 1973-74
1.Héctor Casimiro YAZALDE - Sporting CP (Lisboa) 46 goals
2.Hans KRANKL - SK Rapid Wien 36 goals
3.Carlos BIANCHI - Stade de Reims 30 goals
Jupp HEYNCKES - Borussia M'Gladbach 30 goals
Gerd MÜLLER - FC Bayern München 30 goals
Season 1974-75
1.Dudu GEORGESCU - Dinamo Bucuresti 33 goals
2.Ruud GEELS - Ajax 30 goals
Delio ONNIS - AS Monaco 30 goals
Héctor Casimiro YAZALDE - Sporting CP (Lisboa) 30 goals
Season 1975-76
1.Sotiris KAIAFAS - Omonia Nicosia 39 goals
2.Carlos BIANCHI - Stade de Reims 34 goals
3.Peter RISI - FC Zürich 33 goals
Season 1976-77
1.Dudu GEORGESCU - Dinamo Bucuresti 47 goals
2.Béla VÁRADY - Vasas SC 36 goals
3.Ruud GEELS - Ajax 34 goals
Dieter MÜLLER - 1.FC Köln 34 goals
Season 1977-78
1.Hans KRANKL - SK Rapid Wien 41 goals
2.Carlos BIANCHI - Paris Saint-Germain 37 goals
3.Ruud GEELS - Ajax 32 goals
Season 1978-79
1.Kees KIST - AZ'67 (Alkmaar) 34 goals
2.László FEKETE - Újpest Dózsa 31 goals
Thomas MAVROS - AEK (Athinai) 31 goals
Season 1979-80
1.Erwin VANDENBERGH - Lierse SK 39 goals
2.László FAZEKAS - Újpest Dózsa 36 goals
3.Walter SCHACHNER - FK Austria Wien 34 goals
Season 1980-81
1.Georgi SLAVKOV - FK Trakia Plovdiv 31 goals
2.Tibor NYILASI - Ferencvárosi TC 30 goals
3.Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE - FC Bayern München 29 goals
Season 1981-82
1.Wim KIEFT - Ajax 32 goals
2.Kees KIST - AZ'67 (Alkmaar) 29 goals
Delio ONNIS - FC Tours 29 goals
Season 1982-83
1.Fernando Mendes Soares GOMES - FC Porto 36 goals
2.Peter HOUTMAN - Feyenoord 30 goals
3.Nikos ANASTOPOULOS - Olympiakos 29 goals
Charles NICHOLAS - Celtic 29 goals
Season 1983-84
1.Ian RUSH - Liverpool 32 goals
2.Marco VAN BASTEN - Ajax 28 goals
3.Nico CLAESEN - RFC Séraing 27 goals
Season 1984-85
1.Fernando Mendes Soares GOMES - FC Porto 39 goals
2.Martin McCAUGHEY - Linfield 34 goals
3.Vahid HALILHODZIC - FC Nantes-Atlantique 28 goals
Season 1985-86
1.Marco VAN BASTEN - Ajax 37 goals
2.Oleg PROTASOV - Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk 36 goals
3.TANJU Çolak - Samsunspor Kulübü 33 goals
Anton POLSTER - FK Austria Wien 33 goals
Season 1986-87
-.Rodion Doru Gorun CAMATARU - Dinamo Bucuresti 44 goals [disqualified]
1.Anton POLSTER - FK Austria Wien 39 goals
2.Nashko SIRAKOV - Vitosha Sofia 36 goals
3.Brian McCLAIR - Celtic FC 35 goals
NB: Camataru scored over 20 goals in his last 6 matches; he was awarded the trophy but later
disqualified and another trophy was given to Polster (Camataru could keep his copy).
Season 1987-88
1.TANJU Çolak - Galatasaray SK 39 goals
2.John ERIKSEN - Servette FC 36 goals
3.Victor PITURCA - Steaua Bucuresti 34 goals
Season 1988-89
1.Dorin MATEUT - Dinamo Bucuresti 43 goals
2.Marcel CORAS - Victoria Bucuresti 36 goals
3.BALTAZAR Maria de Morais Jr. - Atlético de Madrid 35 goals
Season 1989-90
1.Hugo SÁNCHEZ Marquez - Real Madrid 38 goals
Hristo STOITCHKOV - CSKA Sofia 38 goals
3.Gerhard RODAX - Admira/Wacker Wien 35 goals
Season 1990-91
1.Darko PANCEV - FK Crvena zvezda 34 goals
2.TANJU Çolak - Galatasaray SK 31 goals
3.Václav DANEK - FC Tirol Innsbruck 29 goals
Kliton BOZGO - Tomori Berat 29 goals
NB: Darko Pancev got his prize only in 2006, following a protest from
Cyprus where a player supposedly scored 40 goals (though the official
topscorers for the season, Besirevic and Xiourouppas, are both listed
with 19 goals). Due to this affair, France Football decided to make
the competition unofficial.
From 1991/92 until 1995/96 no Golden Boot was awarded. The European
top 3 scorers in those seasons were:
Season 1991-92
1.Ally McCOIST - Rangers 34 goals
2.Richard "Ricky" OWUBUKIRI - FC Boavista (Porto) 30 goals
3.Zoran UBAVIC - Olimpija Ljubljana 29 goals
Ian WRIGHT - Cr. Palace / Arsenal 29 goals
NB: in Georgia, Otar KORGALIDZE of Guria Lanchkhuti scored 40 goals,
and Mikhail DZHISHKARIANI of Tskhumi Sukhumi 35; however, usually
neither is included in this (unofficial) ranking.
Season 1992-93
1.Ally McCOIST - Rangers 34 goals
2.Vassilis DIMITRIADIS - AEK (Athinai) 33 goals
3.Krzysztof WARZYCHA - Panathinaikos 32 goals
NB: in Georgia, Merab MEGRELADZE of Samgurali Tshkaltubo scored 41
goals; in Armenia, Vage YAGMURYAN of Ararat Yerevan scored 38
and Ashot BARSEGYAN of Banants Kotaik 34; and in Macedonia Sasa
CIRIC of Vardar Skopje scored 36 goals; however, usually none of
them are included in this (unofficial) ranking.
Season 1993-94
1.David TAYLOR - Porthmadog CPD 43 goals
2.Andy COLE - Newcastle United 34 goals
3.Alan SHEARER - Blackburn Rovers 31 goals
Josip WEBER - Cercle Brugge 31 goals
NB: in Azerbaijan, Musa KURBANOV of Turan Tauz scored 35 goals, and
in Georgia, Merab MEGRELADZE of Margveti Zestafoni scored 31, but
usually neither is included in this (unofficial) ranking.
Season 1994-95
1.Arsen AVETISYAN - Homenmen Yerevan 39 goals
2.Sasa CIRIC - Vardar Skopje 35 goals
3.Alan SHEARER - Blackburn Rovers 34 goals
Season 1995-96
1.Zviad ENDELADZE - Margveti Zestafoni 40 goals
2.Ken McKENNA - Conwy United 38 goals
3.Vladimir GAVRILIUC - Zimbru Chisinau 34 goals
Since 1996/97 the ESM (European Sports Magazines), of which France
Football is one, award the Golden Boot again, with the modification
that goals in leagues ranked 1st-8th (later 1st-5th) according to
the UEFA coefficient list (which determines the number of entries
in the UEFA Cup) are multiplied by a factor 2, those in leagues
ranked 9th-21st (later 6th-22nd) by a factor 1.5.
Season 1996-97
1.RONALDO Luis Názario de Lima - FC Barcelona 34 goals - 68 points
2.Mário JARDEL Almeida Ribeiro - FC Porto 30 goals - 60 points
3.Hakan SÜKÜR - Galatasaray SK 38 goals - 57 points
Season 1997-98
1.Nikos MAHLAS - Vitesse 34 goals - 68 points
2.Oliver BIERHOFF - Udinese 27 goals - 54 points
3.RONALDO Luis Názario de Lima - Internazionale 25 goals – 50 points
Season 1998-99
1.Mário JARDEL Almeida Ribeiro - FC Porto 36 goals - 54 points
2.RAÚL González Blanco - Real Madrid 25 goals - 50 points
3.Ruud VAN NISTELROOIJ - PSV 31 goals – 46.5 points
Season 1999-00
1.Kevin PHILLIPS - Sunderland 30 goals - 60 points
2.Mário JARDEL Almeida Ribeiro - FC Porto 37 goals – 55.5 points
3.Salva BALLESTA - Racing Santander 27 goals - 54 points
Season 2000-01
1.Henrik LARSSON - Celtic FC 35 goals - 52.5 points
2.Hernán CRESPO - SS Lazio 26 goals - 52 points
3.RAÚL González Blanco - Real Madrid 24 goals - 48 points
Andriy SHEVCHENKO - Milan AC 24 goals - 48 points
Season 2001-02
1.Mário JARDEL Almeida Ribeiro - Sporting CP 42 goals - 63 points
2.Thierry HENRY - Arsenal FC 24 goals - 48 points
Dario HÜBNER - Piacenza FC 24 goals - 48 points
David TREZEGUET - Juventus FC 24 goals - 48 points
Season 2002-03
1.Roy MAKAAY - RC Deportivo 29 goals - 58 points
2.Mateja KEZMAN - PSV 35 goals - 52.5 points
3.Shabani NONDA - AS Monaco 26 goals - 52 points
Season 2003-04
1.Thierry HENRY - Arsenal FC 30 goals - 60 points
2.AÍLTON - SV Werder Bremen 28 goals - 56 points
3.Djibril CISSÉ - AJ Auxerre 26 goals - 52 points
Season 2004-05
1.Diego FORLÁN - Villarreal CF 25 goals - 50 points
Thierry HENRY - Arsenal FC 25 goals - 50 points
3.Samuel ETO'O - FC Barcelona 24 goals - 48 points
Cristiano LUCARELLI - Livorno Calcio 24 goals - 48 points
Marek MINTAL - 1.FC Nürnberg 24 goals - 48 points
Season 2005-06
1.Luca TONI - AC Fiorentina 31 goals - 62 points
2.Thierry HENRY - Arsenal FC 27 goals - 54 points
3.Samuel ETO'O - FC Barcelona 26 goals - 52 points
Season 2006-07
1.Francesco TOTTI - AS Roma 26 goals – 52 points
2.Afonso ALVES - SC Heerenveen 34 goals – 51 points
3.Ruud VAN NISTELROOIJ - Real Madrid 25 goals – 50 points
Season 2007-08
1.Cristiano RONALDO - Manchester United 31 goals – 62 points
2.Daniel GÜIZA - Real Mallorca 27 goals – 54 points
3.Klaas Jan HUNTELAAR - Ajax 33 goals – 49,5 points
Season 2008-09
1.Diego FORLÁN - Atlético Madrid 32 goals – 64 points
2.Samuel ETO'O - Barcelona 30 goals – 60 points
3.Marc JANKO - Salzburg 39 goals – 58,5 points
Season 2009-10
1.Lionel MESSI - Barcelona 34 goals – 68 points
2.Antonio DI NATALE - Udinese 29 goals – 58 points
Didier DROGBA - Chelsea 29 goals – 58 points
Season 2010-11
1.Cristiano RONALDO - Real Madrid 40 goals – 80 points
2.Lionel MESSI - Barcelona 31 goals – 62 points
3.ALEX - Fenerbahçe 28 goals – 42 points
Season 2011-12
1.Lionel MESSI - Barcelona 50 goals – 100 points
2.Cristiano RONALDO - Real Madrid 46 goals – 92 points
3.Robin VAN PERSIE - Arsenal 30 goals – 60 points
Season 2012-13
1.Lionel MESSI - Barcelona 46 goals – 92 points
2.Cristiano RONALDO - Real Madrid 34 goals – 68 points
3.Edinson CAVANI - Napoli 29 goals – 58 points
Season 2013-14
1.Cristiano RONALDO - Real Madrid 31 goals – 62 points
Luis SUÁREZ - Liverpool 31 goals – 62 points
3.Lionel MESSI - Barcelona 28 goals – 56 points
Season 2014-15
1.Cristiano RONALDO - Real Madrid 48 goals – 96 points
2.Lionel MESSI - Barcelona 43 goals – 86 points
3.Sergio AGÜERO - Manchester City 26 goals – 52 points
Season 2015-16
1.Luis SUÁREZ - Barcelona 40 goals – 80 points
2.Gonzalo HIGUAÍN - Napoli 36 goals – 72 points
3.Cristiano RONALDO - Real Madrid 35 goals – 70 points
Season 2016-17
1.Lionel MESSI - Barcelona 37 goals – 74 points
2.Bas DOST - Sporting CP 34 goals – 68 points
3.Pierre Emerick AUBAMEYANG - Borussia Dortmund 31 goals – 62 points
Season 2017-18
1.Lionel MESSI - Barcelona 34 goals – 68 points
2.Mohamed SALAH - Liverpool 32 goals – 64 points
3.Harry KANE - Tottenham Hotspurs 30 goals – 60 points
Season 2018-19
1.Lionel MESSI - Barcelona 36 goals – 72 points
2.Kylian MBAPPE - Paris St. Germain 33 goals – 66 points
3.Fabio QUAGLIARELLA - Sampdoria 26 goals – 52 points
Season 2019-20
1.Ciro IMMOBILE - Lazio 36 goals – 72 points
2.Robert LEWANDOWSKI - FC Bayern München 34 goals – 68 points
3.Cristiano RONALDO - Juventus FC 31 goals – 62 points
Season 2020-21
1.Robert LEWANDOWSKI - FC Bayern München 41 goals – 82 points
2.Lione MESSI - Barcelona 30 goals – 60 points
3.Cristiano RONALDO - Juventus FC 29 goals – 58 points
Season 2021-22
1.Robert LEWANDOWSKI - FC Bayern München 35 goals – 70 points
2.Kylian MBAPPE - Paris St. Germain 28 goals – 56 points
3.Ciro IMMOBILE - Lazio 27 goals – 54 points
Karim BENZEMA - Real Madrid 27 goals – 54 points
Season 2022-23
1.Erling HAALAND - Manchester City 36 goals – 72 points
2.Harry KANE - Tottenham Hotspurs 30 goals – 60 points
3.Kylian MBAPPE - Paris St. Germain 29 goals – 58 points
With thanks to Oliver Alexander and Goran Mancevski
Prepared and maintained by Sorin Arotaritei and Roberto Di Maggio for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Authors: Sorin Arotaritei
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