Golden Foot: rules, ranking and winners

The Golden Boot is one of the most important awards for players in the world of football. It is the prize that is awarded to the best scorer in Europe. The Golden Boot, however, has very particular rules, which have coefficients for goals. Who wins the golden Boot? How do you win? A goal scored in an important league such as Serie A or the Premier League, in fact, is worth more than a goal scored in Denmark, the Netherlands, or Belgium. In this article, we explain everything you need to know about the Golden Boot award in football: from how it works to what it is worth, from the roll of honor with all the winners, Italian and foreign, to the rules of the ranking with the coefficients of goals by country and league. From the material of the trophy of the golden Boot to the updated ranking. 

Golden Boot Rules: how the ranking works

The ranking of the Golden Boot until 1991 took into consideration the true number of goals scored by players in Europe and often allowed players who played in minor leagues to win. Since the 1997 edition, the Scarpa d’Oro regulation has been modified with the inclusion of the weighting based on the Uefa coefficient. How does the ranking of the Golden Boot work? What are the rules? How are the scores calculated? In the next paragraph we explain how the golden Boot is won and who wins it.

Who wins the Golden Boot

The player who obtained the best score calculated by multiplying the number of goals scored in championship matches by the difficulty coefficient of the championship wins the Golden Boot ranking. On our site you will also find the special guide on how the Champions League works.

Golden Boot ranking: the coefficients of the championships

2 POINTS: for every goal scored by the players who play in the top 5 European leagues based on the Uefa ranking.

1.5 POINTS: for every goal scored by the players who play in the European championships from 6th to 22nd place based on the Uefa ranking.

1 POINT: for every goal scored by the players who play in the European championships from 23rd place down, based on the Uefa ranking.

How much does the Golden boot cost and weigh

Many enthusiasts wonder how much and how much does the trophy of the Golden Boot, the cup, cost and weigh. The price and cost of the Golden Boot are: it costs about 13 thousand euros and weighs 12 kilos. The dimensions? 31cm high, 23cm wide and deep.

Who won most Golden Foot?

Lionel Messi is the football player thaw won most Golden Foot: is the only player to win the award six times, all with Barcelona.

Golden foot, all winners

Who has won the golden boot? Here all player that won this trophy.

• Golden Boot 1967/1968:
  Eusebio (Portugal, Benfica), 42 goals;
• Golden Boot 1968/1969:
  Petar Jekov (Bulgary, CSKA Sofia), 36 goals;
• Golden Boot 1969/1970:
  Gerg Müller (Germany, Bayern), 38 goals;
• Golden Boot 1970/1971:
  Josip Skoblar (Jugoslavia, Olympique Marsiglia), 44 goals;
• Golden Boot 1971/1972:
  Gerd Müller (Germany, Bayern), 40 goals;
• Golden Boot 1972/1973:
  Eusebio (Portugal, Benfica), 40 goals;
• Golden Boot 1973/1974:
  Héctor Yazalde (Argentina, Sporting), 46 goals;
• Golden Boot 1974/1975:
  Dudu Georgescu (Romania, Dinamo Bucarest), 33 goals;
• Golden Boot 1975/1976:
  Sotiris Kaiafas (Cipro, Omonia Nicosia), 39 goals;
• Golden Boot 1976/1977:
  Dudu Georgescu (Romania, Dinamo Bucarest), 47 goals;
• Golden Boot 1977/1978:
  Hans Krankl (Austria, Rapid Vienna), 41 goals;
• Golden Boot 1978/1979:
  Kees Kist (Holland, AZ 67), 34 goals;
• Golden Boot 1979/1980:
  Erwin Vandenbergh (Belgio, Lierse), 39 goals;
• Golden Boot 1980/1981:
  Georgi Slavkov (Bulgary, Trakia Plovdiv), 31 goals;
• Golden Boot 1981/1982:
  Wim Kieft (Holland, Ajax), 32 goals;
• Golden Boot 1982/1983:
  Fernando Gomes (Portugal, Porto), 36 goals;
• Golden Boot 1983/1984:
  Ian Rush (Wales, Liverpool), 32 goals;
• Golden Boot 1984/1985:
  Fernando Gomes (Portugal, Porto), 39 goals;
• Golden Boot 1985/1986:
  Marco Van Basten (Holland, Ajax), 37 goals;
• Golden Boot 1986/1987:
  Toni Polster (Austria, Austria Vienna), 39 goals;
• Golden Boot 1987/1988:
  Tanju Colak (Turkey, Galatasaray), 39 goals;
• Golden Boot 1988/1989:
  Dorin Mateut (Romania, Dinamo Bucarest), 43 goals;
• Golden Boot 1989/1990:
  Hugo Sanchez (Mexico, Real Madrid) e Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgary, CSKA Sofia) 38 goals;
• Golden Boot 1990/1991:
  Darko Pancev (Jugoslavia, Stella Rossa), 34 goals;
• Golden Boot 1991/1992:
  Ally McCoist (Scotland, Rangers Glasgow), 34 goals;
• Golden Boot 1992/1993:
  Ally McCoist (Scotland, Rangers Glasgow), 34 goals;
• Golden Boot 1993/1994:
  David Taylor (Wales, Porthmadog), 43 goals;
• Golden Boot 1994/1995:
  Arsen Avetisyan (Armenia, Homenetmen), 39 goals;
• Golden Boot 1995/1996:
  Zvlad Endeladze (Georgia, Margveti), 40 goals;
• Golden Boot 1996/1997:
  Ronaldo (Brazil, Barcelona), 34 goals, 68 points;
• Golden Boot 1997/1998:
  Nikos Machlas (Greece, Vitesse), 34 goals, 68 points;
• Golden Boot 1998/1999:
  Mario Jardel (Brazil, Porto), 36 goals, 54 points;
• Golden Boot 1999/2000:
  Kevin Phillips (England, Sunderland), 30 goals, 60 points;
• Golden Boot 2000/2001:
  Henrik Larsson (Sweden, Celtic Glasgow) 35 goals, 52.5 points;
• Golden Boot 2001/2002:
  Mario Jardel (Brazil, Sporting), 42 goals, 63 points;
• Golden Boot 2002/2003:
  Roy Makaay (Holland, Deportivo La Coruña), 29 goals, 58 points;
• Golden Boot 2003/2004:
  Thierry Henry (France, Arsenal), 30 goals, 60 points;
• Golden Boot 2004/2005:
  Thierry Henry (France, Arsenal) e Diego Forlan (Uruguay, Villarreal), 25 goals, 50 points;
• Golden Boot 2005/2006:
  Luca Toni (Italy, Fiorentina), 31 goals, 62 points;
• Golden Boot 2006/2007:
  Francesco Totti (Italy, Roma), 26 goals, 52 points;
• Golden Boot 2007/2008:
  Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Manchester United), 31 goals, 62 points;
• Golden Boot 2008/2009:
  Diego Forlan (Uruguay, Atletico Madrid), 32 goals, 64 points;
• Golden Boot 2009/2010:
  Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona), 34 goals, 68 points;
• Golden Boot 2010/2011:
  Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Manchester United), 40 goals, 80 points;
• Golden Boot 2011/2012:
  Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona), 50 goals, 100 points;
• Golden Boot 2012/2013:
  Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona), 46 goals, 92 points;
• Golden Boot 2013/2014:
  Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid) e Luis Suarez (Uruguay, Liverpool), 31 goals, 62 points;
• Golden Boot 2014/2015:
  Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid), 48 goals, 96 points;
• Golden Boot 2015/2016:
  Luis Suarez (Uruguay, Barcelona), 40 goals, 80 points;
• Golden Boot 2016/2017:
  Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona), 37 goals, 74 points;
• Golden Boot 2017/2018:
  Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona), 35 goals, 68 points;
• Golden Boot 2018/2019:
  Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona), 36 goals, 72 points
• Golden Boot 2019/2020:
  Ciro Immobile (Italy, Lazio), 36 goals, 72 points
• Golden Boot 2020/2021:
  Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Bayern Monaco), 41 goals, 82 points
• Golden Boot 2021/2022:
  Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Bayern Monaco), 35 goals, 40 points