European Golden Boot
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In football, the European Golden Boot has been awarded to the highest goalscorer in all the top European divisions each season since 1967/68.
Since the 1996/97 season the award has depended on a weighted system of points, with goals scored in leagues with a higher UEFA coefficients being worth more. For example, a 25-goal player from Serie A would have more points and so a higher ranking than a 25-goal player from the League of Wales. Before this, the award was given to Europe's top goalscorer, regardless of which league he participated in.
AS Roma's Francesco Totti is the current holder of the coveted award.
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[edit] Golden Boot 1968-1991
Between 1968 and 1991, the European Golden Boot was given to the highest goal-scorer in any European league, regardless of the toughness of the league in which the top scorer played and the amount of games in which the player had taken part.
[edit] Golden Boot 1991-1996
The Golden Boot was made unofficial from 1991 to 1996 following the 1990-91 Pancev affair which led to the suspension of the assegnation of the prize to the Yugoslav striker. It was reinstated in 1996 with different regulations. The "unofficial" Golden Boot winners, according to the pre-1991 rules, would have been:
| Season | Name | Club (Country) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Ally McCoist[2] | Rangers (Scotland) | 34 |
| 1992-93 | Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Ally McCoist[3] | Rangers (Scotland) | 34 |
| 1993-94 | Image:Flag of Wales 2.svg David Taylor | Porthmadog (Wales) | 43 |
| 1994-95 | Image:Flag of Armenia.svg Arsen Avitisyan | Homenhem (Armenia) | 39 |
| 1995-96 | Image:Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Zviad Endeladze | Margveti (Georgia) | 40 |
[edit] Golden Boot 1996-Present
Since the 1996-97 season, European Sports Magazines have awarded the Golden Boot based on a points system that allows those in tougher leagues to win even if they score fewer goals than someone in a poor league. With the modification that goals are ranked differently between the leagues the awards represent better players in tougher leagues as goals scored 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.[citation needed]
| Season | Name | Club (League) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo | Barcelona (Spain) | 34 |
| 1997-98 | Image:Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Machlas | Vitesse Arnhem (Netherlands) | 34 |
| 1998-99 | Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Mário Jardel | Porto (Portugal) | 36 |
| 1999-00 | Image:Flag of England.svg Kevin Phillips | Sunderland (England) | 30 |
| 2000-01 | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Larsson | Celtic (Scotland) | 35 |
| 2001-02 | Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Mário Jardel | Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) | 42 |
| 2002-03 | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roy Makaay | Deportivo La Coruña (Spain) | 29 |
| 2003-04 | Image:Flag of France.svg Thierry Henry | Arsenal (England) | 30 |
| 2004-05 | Image:Flag of France.svg Thierry Henry | Arsenal (England) | 25 |
| Image:Flag of Uruguay.svg Diego Forlán | Villarreal (Spain) | 25 | |
| 2005-06 | Image:Flag of Italy.svg Luca Toni | Fiorentina (Italy) | 31 |
| 2006-07 | Image:Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Totti | AS Roma (Italy) | 26 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Pancev got the prize only in 2006, following a protest from Cyprus where a player allegedly scored 40 goals, though the official topscorers for the season are both listed with 19 goals. Due to this affair, France Football decide to make the competition unofficial until 1996.
- ^ Otar Korgalidze of Georgian club Guria Lanchkhuti scored 40 goals, but is usually ignored in this unofficial ranking.[citation needed]
- ^ Merab Megreladze of Georgian club Samgurali Tshkaltubo scored 41 goals, but is usually ignored in this unofficial ranking.[citation needed]
[edit] External links
- 2007 Final Standings from Uefa.com
- ESM Rankingsbg:Златна обувка
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