European Golden Shoe - wikipedia European Golden Shoe Golden Shoe of Lionel Messi 2012 -- 13. 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 -- 68 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 -- 97 season. Contents 1 History 2 Winners 3 Statistics 3.1 Multiple winners 3.2 Winners by team 3.3 Winners by nationality 3.4 Winners by league 4 References 5 External links History Between 1968 and 1991, the award was given to the highest goalscorer in any European league. This was regardless of the toughness 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. 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. Thus, goals scored in higher ranked leagues will count for more than those scored in weaker leagues. Winners Gerd Müller was the first player to win the award twice, in 1970 and 1972. Lionel Messi was the first player to win the award three times and has won the award a co-record four times shared with Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo was the first player to win the European Golden Shoe four times. European Golden Shoe winners Season Nationality Player Club League Goals Points Winners were awarded by L'Équipe 1967 -- 68 POR ! Portugal Eusébio Benfica POR ! Primeira Liga 7001420000000000000 ♠ 42 & -- 1968 -- 69 BUL ! Bulgaria Zhekov, Petar Petar Zhekov CSKA Sofia BUL ! Parva Liga 7001360000000000000 ♠ 36 & -- 1969 -- 70 FRG ! West Germany Muller, Gerd Gerd Müller Bayern Munich GER ! Bundesliga 7001380000000000000 ♠ 38 & -- 1970 -- 71 YUG ! Yugoslavia Skoblar, Josip Josip Skoblar Marseille FRA ! Ligue 1 7001440000000000000 ♠ 44 & -- 1971 -- 72 FRG ! West Germany Muller, Gerd Gerd Müller Bayern Munich GER ! Bundesliga 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 & -- 1972 -- 73 POR ! Portugal Eusébio Benfica POR ! Primeira Liga 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 & -- 1973 -- 74 ARG ! Argentina Yazalde, Héctor Héctor Yazalde Sporting CP POR ! Primeira Liga 7001460000000000000 ♠ 46 & -- 1974 -- 75 ROM ! Romania Georgescu, Dudu Dudu Georgescu Dinamo București ROM ! Liga I 7001330000000000000 ♠ 33 & -- 1975 -- 76 CYP ! Cyprus Kaiafas, Sotiris Sotiris Kaiafas Omonia Nicosia CYP ! First Division 7001390000000000000 ♠ 39 & -- 1976 -- 77 ROM ! Romania Georgescu, Dudu Dudu Georgescu Dinamo București ROM ! Liga I 7001470000000000000 ♠ 47 & -- 1977 -- 78 AUT ! Austria Krankl, Hans Hans Krankl Rapid Wien AUT ! Bundesliga 7001410000000000000 ♠ 41 & -- 1978 -- 79 NED ! Netherlands Kist, Kees Kees Kist AZ NED ! Eredivisie 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 & -- 1979 -- 80 BEL ! Belgium Vandenbergh, Erwin Erwin Vandenbergh Lierse BEL ! First Division 7001390000000000000 ♠ 39 & -- 1980 -- 81 BUL ! Bulgaria Slavkov, Georgi Georgi Slavkov Botev Plovdiv BUL ! Parva Liga 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 & -- 1981 -- 82 NED ! Netherlands Kieft, Wim Wim Kieft Ajax NED ! Eredivisie 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 & -- 1982 -- 83 POR ! Portugal Gomes, Fernando Fernando Gomes Porto POR ! Primeira Liga 7001360000000000000 ♠ 36 & -- 1983 -- 84 WAL ! Wales Rush, Ian Ian Rush Liverpool ENG ! First Division 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 & -- 1984 -- 85 POR ! Portugal Gomes, Fernando Fernando Gomes Porto POR ! Primeira Liga 7001390000000000000 ♠ 39 & -- 1985 -- 86 NED ! Netherlands van Basten, Marco Marco van Basten Ajax NED ! Eredivisie 7001370000000000000 ♠ 37 & -- 1986 -- 87 * AUT ! Austria Toni Polster FK Austria Wien AUT ! Bundesliga 7001390000000000000 ♠ 39 & -- 1987 -- 88 TUR ! Turkey Çolak, Tanju Tanju Çolak Galatasaray TUR ! Süper Lig 7001390000000000000 ♠ 39 & -- 1988 -- 89 ROM ! Romania Mateuț, Dorin Dorin Mateuț Dinamo București ROM ! Liga I 7001430000000000000 ♠ 43 & -- 1989 -- 90 MEX ! Mexico Sanchez, Hugo Hugo Sánchez Real Madrid SPA ! La Liga 7001380000000000000 ♠ 38 & -- BUL ! Bulgaria Stoichkov, Hristo Hristo Stoichkov CSKA Sofia BUL ! A PFG 1990 -- 91 * YUG ! Yugoslavia Pancev, Darko Darko Pančev Red Star Belgrade YUG ! First League 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 & -- Winners were not awarded 1991 -- 92 SCO ! Scotland McCoist, Ally Ally McCoist Rangers SCO ! Premier Division 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 & -- 1992 -- 93 SCO ! Scotland McCoist, Ally Ally McCoist Rangers SCO ! Premier Division 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 & -- 1993 -- 94 WAL ! Wales Taylor, David David Taylor Porthmadog WAL ! League of Wales 7001430000000000000 ♠ 43 & -- 1994 -- 95 ARM ! Armenia Avetisyan, Arsen Arsen Avetisyan Homenetmen ARM ! Premier League 7001390000000000000 ♠ 39 & -- 1995 -- 96 GEO ! Georgia Endeladze, Zviad Zviad Endeladze Margveti GEO ! Umaglesi Liga 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 & -- Winners were awarded by European Sports Media 1996 -- 97 BRA ! Brazil Ronaldo Barcelona SPA ! La Liga 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 7001680000000000000 ♠ 68 1997 -- 98 GRE ! Greece Machlas, Nikos Nikos Machlas Vitesse NED ! Eredivisie 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 7001680000000000000 ♠ 68 1998 -- 99 BRA ! Brazil Jardel, Mário Mário Jardel Porto POR ! Primeira Liga 7001360000000000000 ♠ 36 7001720000000000000 ♠ 72 1999 -- 2000 ENG ! England Phillips, Kevin Kevin Phillips Sunderland ENG ! Premier League 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 7001600000000000000 ♠ 60 2000 -- 01 SWE ! Sweden Larsson, Henrik Henrik Larsson Celtic SCO ! Premier League 7001350000000000000 ♠ 35 7001525000000000000 ♠ 52.5 2001 -- 02 BRA ! Brazil Jardel, Mário Mário Jardel Sporting CP POR ! Primeira Liga 7001420000000000000 ♠ 42 7001840000000000000 ♠ 84 2002 -- 03 NED ! Netherlands Makaay, Roy Roy Makaay Deportivo La Coruña SPA ! La Liga 7001290000000000000 ♠ 29 7001580000000000000 ♠ 58 2003 -- 04 FRA ! France Henry, Thierry Thierry Henry Arsenal ENG ! Premier League 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 7001600000000000000 ♠ 60 2004 -- 05 FRA ! France Henry, Thierry Thierry Henry Arsenal ENG ! Premier League 7001250000000000000 ♠ 25 7001500000000000000 ♠ 50 URU ! Uruguay Forlán, Diego Diego Forlán Villarreal SPA ! La Liga 2005 -- 06 ITA ! Italy Toni, Luca Luca Toni Fiorentina ENG ! Serie A 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 7001620000000000000 ♠ 62 2006 -- 07 ITA ! Italy Totti, Francesco Francesco Totti Roma ITA ! Serie A 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 7001520000000000000 ♠ 52 2007 -- 08 POR ! Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United ENG ! Premier League 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 7001620000000000000 ♠ 62 2008 -- 09 URU ! Uruguay Forlán, Diego Diego Forlán Atlético Madrid SPA ! La Liga 7001320000000000000 ♠ 32 7001640000000000000 ♠ 64 2009 -- 10 ARG ! Argentina Messi, Lionel Lionel Messi Barcelona SPA ! La Liga 7001340000000000000 ♠ 34 7001680000000000000 ♠ 68 2010 -- 11 POR ! Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid SPA ! La Liga 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 7001800000000000000 ♠ 80 2011 -- 12 ARG ! Argentina Messi, Lionel Lionel Messi Barcelona SPA ! La Liga 7001500000000000000 ♠ 50 7002100000000000000 ♠ 100 2012 -- 13 ARG ! Argentina Messi, Lionel Lionel Messi Barcelona SPA ! La Liga 7001460000000000000 ♠ 46 7001920000000000000 ♠ 92 2013 -- 14 URU ! Uruguay Suarez, Luis Luis Suárez Liverpool ENG ! Premier League 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 7001620000000000000 ♠ 62 POR ! Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid SPA ! La Liga 2014 -- 15 POR ! Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid SPA ! La Liga 7001480000000000000 ♠ 48 7001960000000000000 ♠ 96 2015 -- 16 URU ! Uruguay Suarez, Luis Luis Suárez Barcelona SPA ! La Liga 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 7001800000000000000 ♠ 80 2016 -- 17 ARG ! Argentina Messi, Lionel Lionel Messi Barcelona SPA ! La Liga 7001370000000000000 ♠ 37 7001740000000000000 ♠ 74 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. 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. Statistics Multiple winners Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the only players to have won the European Golden Shoe four times. Cristiano Ronaldo was the first player to win the award four times, having won one with Manchester United and three with Real Madrid. Barcelona 's Lionel Messi was the first player to win three Golden Shoes, between 2010 and 2013, winning one more in 2017 and holds the all - time record with 50 goals scored in 2011 -- 12. 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. 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 ) 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 win the award with two different clubs. Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suárez are the only players to win the Golden Shoe in two different leagues. Lionel Messi has won all of his four awards without having to share it with another player. Multiple European Golden Shoe winners Player No. Seasons Cristiano Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 2007 -- 08, 2010 -- 11, 2013 -- 14 ( shared ), 2014 -- 15 Messi, Lionel Lionel Messi 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 2009 -- 10, 2011 -- 12, 2012 -- 13, 2016 -- 17 Eusébio 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 1967 -- 68, 1972 -- 73 Muller, Gerd Gerd Müller 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 1969 -- 70, 1971 -- 72 Georgescu, Dudu Dudu Georgescu 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 1974 -- 75, 1976 -- 77 Gomes, Fernando Fernando Gomes 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 1982 -- 83, 1984 -- 85 McCoist, Ally Ally McCoist 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 1991 -- 92, 1992 -- 93 Jardel, Mário Mário Jardel 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 1998 -- 99, 2001 -- 02 Henry, Thierry Thierry Henry 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 2003 -- 04, 2004 -- 05 ( shared ) Forlán, Diego Diego Forlán 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 2004 -- 05 ( shared ), 2008 -- 09 Suarez, Luis Luis Suárez 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 2013 -- 14 ( shared ), 2015 -- 16 Winners by team European Golden Shoe winners by club Team Total Players Barcelona 6 Real Madrid Dinamo București Porto CSKA Sofia Liverpool Ajax Sporting CP Arsenal Bayern Munich Benfica Rangers Homenetmen Austria Wien Rapid Wien Lierse Botev Plovdiv Omonia Nicosia Manchester United Sunderland Marseille Zestafoni Fiorentina Roma AZ Vitesse Celtic SPA ! Atlético Madrid SPA ! Deportivo La Coruña SPA ! Villarreal Galatasaray Porthmadog Red Star Belgrade Winners by nationality European Golden Shoe winners by nationality Nationality Total Player ( s ) Portugal 8 Argentina 5 Netherlands Uruguay Bulgaria Romania Brazil Austria Italy Wales Yugoslavia France West Germany Scotland Armenia Belgium Cyprus England Georgia Greece Mexico Sweden Turkey Winners by league European Golden Shoe winners by league league Total Player ( s ) SPA ! La Liga 13 7 POR ! Primeira Liga 7 ENG ! Premier League 5 NED ! Eredivisie BUL ! Parva Liga ROM ! Liga I ITA ! Serie A AUT ! Bundesliga SCO ! Premier Division GER ! Bundesliga FRA ! Ligue 1 ENG ! First Division BEL ! Division A TUR ! Süper Lig SCO ! Premier League YUG ! First League WAL ! Premier League ARM ! Premier League GEO ! Umaglesi Liga CYP ! First Division References General Arotaritei, Sorin ; Di Maggio, Roberto ; Stokkermans, Karel ( 29 February 2012 ). `` Golden Boot ( '' Soulier d'Or `` ) Awards ''. Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 February 2008. Specific Jump up ^ `` Golden Boot : The Quotients Decide It All ''. soccerphile.com. Retrieved 20 February 2008. Jump up ^ `` European Golden Shoe ''. European Sports Magazine. Retrieved 19 June 2012. Jump up ^ `` Who will win the European Golden Shoe ''. FIFA. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012. ^ Jump up to : Golden Boot ( `` Soulier d'Or '' ) Awards External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to European Golden Shoe. Official Award - European Sports Magazine ESM Golden Shoe at WorldSoccer.com eurotopfoot.com - Current standings European Golden Shoe L'Équipe award 1968 : Eusébio 1969 : Zhekov 1970 : Müller 1971 : Skoblar 1972 : Müller 1973 : Eusébio 1974 : Yazalde 1975 : Georgescu 1976 : Kaiafas 1977 : Georgescu 1978 : Krankl 1979 : Kist 1980 : Vandenbergh 1981 : Slavkov 1982 : Kieft 1983 : Gomes 1984 : Rush 1985 : Gomes 1986 : Van Basten 1987 : Cămătaru / Polster 1988 : Çolak 1989 : Mateuţ 1990 : Sánchez & Stoichkov 1991 : Pančev Unofficial 1992 : McCoist 1993 : McCoist 1994 : Taylor 1995 : Avetisyan 1996 : Endeladze ESM award 1997 : Ronaldo 1998 : Machlas 1999 : Jardel 2000 : Phillips 2001 : Larsson 2002 : Jardel 2003 : Makaay 2004 : Henry 2005 : Henry & Forlán 2006 : Toni 2007 : Totti 2008 : C. Ronaldo 2009 : Forlán 2010 : Messi 2011 : C. Ronaldo 2012 : Messi 2013 : Messi 2014 : C. Ronaldo & Suárez 2015 : C. 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Question: who has won the most golden boot awards
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo