European Golden Shoe
The European Golden Shoe, formerly known as the European Golden Boot, is an association football award presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of every European national league. From its inception in the 1967–1968 season, the award, originally called Soulier d'Or, which translates from French as Golden Shoe or Boot, has been given to the top goalscorer in all European leagues that season. Originally presented by L'Équipe magazine, it has been awarded by the European Sports Media since the 1996–1997 season.
History
Between 1968 and 1991, the award was given to the highest goalscorer in any European league. This was regardless of the strength of the league in which the top scorer played and the number of games in which the player had taken part. During this period Eusébio, Gerd Müller, Dudu Georgescu and Fernando Gomes each won the Golden Boot twice.[1]
Following a protest from the Cyprus FA, which claimed that a Cypriot player with 40 goals should have received the award (though the official top scorers for the season are both listed with 19 goals), L'Équipe issued no awards between 1991 and 1996.
Since the 1996–97 season, European Sports Media have awarded the Golden Shoe based on a points system that allows players in tougher leagues to win even if they score fewer goals than a player in a weaker league. The weightings are determined by the league's ranking on the UEFA coefficients, which in turn depend on the results of each league's clubs in European competition over the previous five seasons. Goals scored in the top five leagues according to the UEFA coefficients list are multiplied by a factor of two, goals scored in the leagues ranked six to 21 are multiplied by a factor of 1.5, and goals scored in leagues ranked 22 and below are multiplied by a factor of 1.[2] Thus, goals scored in higher ranked leagues will count for more than those scored in weaker leagues.[3] Since this change, there has only been one winner who was not playing in one of the top five leagues (Henrik Larsson, 2000–01 Scottish Premier League).
Winners
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- Notes
- Original 1986–87 season winner Rodion Cămătaru (with 44 goals) was disqualified later and the trophy was awarded to Polster in 1990. However, Camataru was allowed to keep his copy of the trophy.[4]
- Darko Pančev got his prize for 1990–91 season later, only in 2006, following a protest from Cyprus where a player supposedly scored 40 goals (though the official topscorers for the season, Suad Beširević and Panayiotis Xiourouppas, are listed with 19 goals each). Due to this affair, France Football decided to make the competition unofficial.[4]
2017–18 European Golden Shoe
- As of 13 May 2018[5]
| Rank | Player | League | Club | Goals | Points | Matches left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lionel Messi
|
 La Liga
|
Barcelona | 34 | 68 | 1 |
| 2 |  Mohamed Salah
|
 Premier League
|
Liverpool | 32 | 64 | 0 |
| 3 | Harry Kane
|
Premier League
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 60 | 0 |
| 4 |  Ciro Immobile
|
Serie A
|
Lazio | 29 | 58 | 1 |
 Robert Lewandowski
|
 Bundesliga
|
Bayern Munich | 0 | |||
| 6 | Mauro Icardi
|
Serie A
|
Internazionale | 28 | 56 | 1 |
 Edinson Cavani
|
 Ligue 1
|
Paris Saint-Germain | 1 |
Statistics
Multiple winners
Lionel Messi is the only player to have won the European Golden Shoe five times. Bayern Munich's Gerd Müller was the first player to win the award twice, in 1969–70 and 1971–72, among nine two-time winners. Lionel Messi was the first player to win the award three times, all with Barcelona, and won his fourth in 2016–17. Cristiano Ronaldo was the first player to win the award four times, having won one with Manchester United and three with Real Madrid. Only Ally McCoist (1991–92, 1992–93), Thierry Henry (2003–04, 2004–05), Lionel Messi (2011–12, 2012–13), and Cristiano Ronaldo (2013–14, 2014–15) have won the award in consecutive years. Diego Forlán (Villarreal, Atlético Madrid), Luis Suárez (Liverpool, Barcelona), Mário Jardel (Porto, Sporting CP) and Cristiano Ronaldo are the only players to have won the award with two different clubs. Lionel Messi holds the all-time record for goals in a single season with 50 in 2011–12; it also accumulated to a record 100 points.
| Player | No. | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
 Cristiano Ronaldo
|
4 | 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14 (shared), 2014–15 |
| Lionel Messi
|
4 | 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17 |
| Eusébio
|
2 | 1967–68, 1972–73 |
| Gerd Müller
|
2 | 1969–70, 1971–72 |
 Dudu Georgescu
|
2 | 1974–75, 1976–77 |
| Fernando Gomes
|
2 | 1982–83, 1984–85 |
 Ally McCoist
|
2 | 1991–92, 1992–93 |
 Mário Jardel
|
2 | 1998–99, 2001–02 |
| Thierry Henry
|
2 | 2003–04, 2004–05 (shared) |
| Diego Forlán
|
2 | 2004–05 (shared), 2008–09 |
| Luis Suárez
|
2 | 2013–14 (shared), 2015–16 |
Winners by club
| Team | Total | Players |
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona
|
7 | 3 |
| Real Madrid
|
4 | 2 |
| Dinamo București
|
3 | 2 |
| Porto
|
3 | 2 |
 CSKA Sofia
|
2 | 2 |
| Liverpool
|
2 | 2 |
 Ajax
|
2 | 2 |
| Sporting CP
|
2 | 2 |
| Arsenal
|
2 | 1 |
| Bayern Munich
|
2 | 1 |
| Benfica
|
2 | 1 |
| Rangers
|
2 | 1 |
 Homenetmen
|
1 | 1 |
 Austria Wien
|
1 | 1 |
| Rapid Wien
|
1 | 1 |
 Lierse
|
1 | 1 |
| Botev Plovdiv
|
1 | 1 |
 Omonia Nicosia
|
1 | 1 |
| Manchester United
|
1 | 1 |
| Sunderland
|
1 | 1 |
| Marseille
|
1 | 1 |
 Zestafoni
|
1 | 1 |
| Fiorentina
|
1 | 1 |
| Roma
|
1 | 1 |
| AZ
|
1 | 1 |
| Vitesse
|
1 | 1 |
| Celtic
|
1 | 1 |
| Atlético Madrid
|
1 | 1 |
| Deportivo La Coruña
|
1 | 1 |
| Villarreal
|
1 | 1 |
 Galatasaray
|
1 | 1 |
 Porthmadog
|
1 | 1 |
 Red Star Belgrade
|
1 | 1 |
Winners by nationality
| Nationality | Total | Player(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal
|
8 | 3 |
| Argentina
|
6 | 2 |
| Netherlands
|
4 | 4 |
| Uruguay
|
4 | 2 |
| Bulgaria
|
3 | 3 |
| Romania
|
3 | 2 |
| Brazil
|
3 | 2 |
| Austria
|
2 | 2 |
| Italy
|
2 | 2 |
| Wales
|
2 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia
|
2 | 2 |
| France
|
2 | 1 |
| West Germany
|
2 | 1 |
| Scotland
|
2 | 1 |
| Armenia
|
1 | 1 |
| Belgium
|
1 | 1 |
| Cyprus
|
1 | 1 |
| England
|
1 | 1 |
| Georgia
|
1 | 1 |
 Greece
|
1 | 1 |
 Mexico
|
1 | 1 |
 Sweden
|
1 | 1 |
| Turkey
|
1 | 1 |
Winners by league
| league | Total | Player(s) |
|---|---|---|
| La Liga
|
14 | 7 |
| Primeira Liga
|
7 | 4 |
| Premier League
|
5 | 4 |
| Eredivisie
|
4 | 4 |
 Parva Liga
|
3 | 3 |
| Premier Division
|
3 | 2 |
| Liga I
|
3 | 2 |
| Serie A
|
2 | 2 |
| Bundesliga
|
2 | 2 |
| Bundesliga
|
2 | 1 |
| Ligue 1
|
1 | 1 |
| First Division
|
1 | 1 |
| Division A
|
1 | 1 |
| Süper Lig
|
1 | 1 |
| First League
|
1 | 1 |
| Premier League
|
1 | 1 |
| Premier League
|
1 | 1 |
 Umaglesi Liga
|
1 | 1 |
| First Division
|
1 | 1 |
References
- General
- Arotaritei, Sorin; Di Maggio, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel (30 November 2017). "Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards". Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- Specific
- ^ "Golden Boot: The Quotients Decide It All". soccerphile.com. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
- ^ "European Golden Shoe". European Sports Magazine. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Who will win the European Golden Shoe". FIFA. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ a b Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards
- ^ "Classement du Soulier d'Or européen, Golden Shoe". Euro Top Teams. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
External links
- Official Award - European Sports Magazine
- ESM Golden Shoe at WorldSoccer.com
- eurotopteams.com - Current standings