European Golden Shoe (Golden Boot) Winners List
The European Golden Shoe (also commonly known as the Golden Boot) is an award presented to the leading goalscorer from the top divisions of the European national leagues.
History
Between 1968 and 1991, the award was given by L'Équipe to the highest goalscorer in any European league. Between 1991 and 1996 there were no official awards given to the top goal scorers, but the leading goalscorer for those years have since been recognized. Since the 1996–97 season, the award, given by European Sports Media, has used a weighted points system.
Point System
The winner is not simply the player with the most goals in the season. There is a weighting system where the goals scored in the top-ranked leagues are worth more. Players from the five highest ranked leagues according to UEFA (based on results of each league's clubs in European competition over the previous five seasons) get 2 points per scored goal, leagues ranked 6-22 get 1.5 points per goal and the remaining leagues get 1 point per goal. The top five ranked leagues in 2022 were Germany, Spain, England, Italy, and France. The winners usually come from the top-ranked leagues.
| Year | Goals | Winner | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 35 | Robert Lewandowski (2) | Bayern Munich | Germany Bundesliga |
| 2021 | 41 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | Germany Bundesliga |
| 2020 | 36 | Ciro Immobile | Lazio | Italy Serie A |
| 2019 | 36 | Lionel Messi (6) | Barcelona | Spain La Liga |
| 2018 | 34 | Lionel Messi (5) | Barcelona | Spain La Liga |
| 2017 | 37 | Lionel Messi (4) | Barcelona | Spain La Liga |
| 2016 | 40 | Luis Suárez (2) | Barcelona | Spain La Liga |
| 2015 | 48 | Cristiano Ronaldo (4) | Real Madrid | Spain La Liga |
| 2014 | 31 | Luis Suárez | Liverpool | England Premier League |
| 2014 | 31 | Cristiano Ronaldo (3) | Real Madrid | Spain La Liga |
| 2013 | 46 | Lionel Messi (3) | Barcelona | Spain La Liga |
| 2012 | 50 | Lionel Messi (2) | Barcelona | Spain La Liga |
| 2011 | 40 | Cristiano Ronaldo (2) | Real Madrid | Spain La Liga |
| 2010 | 34 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Spain La Liga |
| 2009 | 32 | Diego Forlán (2) | Atlético Madrid | Spain La Liga |
| 2008 | 31 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | England Premier League |
| 2007 | 26 | Francesco Totti | Roma | Italy Serie A |
| 2006 | 31 | Luca Toni | Fiorentina | Italy Serie A |
| 2005 | 25 | Thierry Henry (2) | Arsenal | England Premier League |
| 2005 | 25 | Diego Forlán | Villarreal | Spain La Liga |
| 2004 | 30 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | England Premier League |
| 2003 | 29 | Roy Makaay | Deportivo La Coruña | Spain La Liga |
| 2002 | 42 | Mário Jardel (2) | Sporting CP | Portugal Primeira Liga |
| 2001 | 35 | Henrik Larsson | Celtic | Scottish Premier League |
| 2000 | 30 | Kevin Phillips | Sunderland | England Premier League |
| 1999 | 36 | Mário Jardel | Porto | Portugal Primeira Liga |
| 1998 | 34 | Nikos Machlas | Vitesse | Netherlands Eredivisie |
| 1997 | 34 | Ronaldo | Barcelona | Spain La Liga |
| 1996 | 40 | Zviad Endeladze | Margveti | Georgia (country) Umaglesi Liga |
| 1995 | 39 | Arsen Avetisyan | Homenetmen | Armenia Armenian Premier League |
| 1994 | 43 | David Taylor | Porthmadog | Wales League of Wales |
| 1993 | 34 | Ally McCoist (2) | Rangers | Scottish Premier Division |
| 1992 | 34 | Ally McCoist | Rangers | Scottish Premier Division |
| 1991 | 34 | Darko Pančev | Red Star Belgrade | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav First League |
| 1990 | 38 | Hugo Sánchez | Real Madrid | Spain La Liga |
| 1990 | 38 | Hristo Stoichkov | CSKA Sofia | Bulgaria A PFG |
| 1989 | 43 | Dorin Mateuț | Dinamo București | Romania Liga I |
| 1988 | 39 | Tanju Çolak | Galatasaray | Turkey Süper Lig |
| 1987 | 39 | Toni Polster[a] | Austria Wien | Austrian Bundesliga |
| 1986 | 37 | Marco van Basten | Ajax | Netherlands Eredivisie |
| 1985 | 39 | Fernando Gomes (2) | Porto | Portugal Primeira Liga |
| 1984 | 32 | Ian Rush | Liverpool | England First Division |
| 1983 | 36 | Fernando Gomes | Porto | Portugal Primeira Liga |
| 1982 | 32 | Wim Kieft | Ajax | Netherlands Eredivisie |
| 1981 | 31 | Georgi Slavkov | Botev Plovdiv | Bulgaria Parva Liga |
| 1980 | 39 | Erwin Vandenbergh | Lierse | Belgium Belgian First Division |
| 1979 | 34 | Kees Kist | AZ | Netherlands Eredivisie |
| 1978 | 41 | Hans Krankl | Rapid Wien | Austria Austrian Bundesliga |
| 1977 | 47 | Dudu Georgescu (2) | Dinamo București | Romania Liga I |
| 1976 | 39 | Sotiris Kaiafas | Omonia Nicosia | Cyprus Cypriot First Division |
| 1975 | 33 | Dudu Georgescu | Dinamo București | Romania Liga I |
| 1974 | 46 | Héctor Yazalde | Sporting CP | Portugal Primeira Liga |
| 1973 | 40 | Eusébio (2) | Benfica | Portugal Primeira Liga |
| 1972 | 40 | Gerd Müller (2) | Bayern Munich | Germany Bundesliga |
| 1971 | 44 | Josip Skoblar | Marseille | France Ligue 1 |
| 1970 | 38 | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | Germany Bundesliga |
| 1969 | 36 | Petar Zhekov | CSKA Sofia | Bulgaria Parva Liga |
| 1968 | 42 | Eusébio | Benfica | Portugal Primeira Liga |
Related Pages
- Winners of the European national leagues.
- FIFA Puskás Award for the goal of the year
- Striker of the Year Award
- Ballon d'Or Home
- Comparison of three player of the year awards
- Football Awards Lists
- More Soccer Winners Lists
- The golden shoe / golden boot winners from each World Cup event.
- The rugby league Golden Boot Award is for the best rugby league player in the world.
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