# Goal of the Month (Germany)

The Goal of the Month (German: Tor des Monats) is, like the Goal of the Year, the ARD Goal of the Decade and Goal of the Century, an individual soccer award selected by viewers of Sportschau (German TV channel ARD). Honored are spectacular or important football goals mostly scored in or for Germany.

## Winners

(Rows in bold are also Goals of the Year.)

### 1971

| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Competition | Date |
| March | Gerhard Faltermeier | SSV Jahn Regensburg | VfR Mannheim | Regionalliga Süd | 28 March 1971 |
| April | Günter Netzer | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 14 April 1971 |
| May | Bernd Nickel | Eintracht Frankfurt | Kickers Offenbach | Bundesliga | 29 May 1971 |
| June | Werner Balte | VfL Bochum | SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin | Regionalliga Playoff Round | 20 June 1971 |
| July | Peter Braun | SV Fraulautern | FC Homburg | DFB-Pokal | 24 July 1971 |
| August | Stan Libuda | FC Schalke 04 | MSV Duisburg | Bundesliga | 21 August 1971 |
| September | Rolf Rüssmann | FC Schalke 04 | Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 18 September 1971 |
| October | Ulrik le Fevre | Borussia Mönchengladbach | FC Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 23 October 1971 |
| November | Alun Evans | FC Liverpool | Bayern Munich | European Cup Winners' Cup | 3 November 1971 |
| December | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected |

### 1972

| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Competition | Date |
| January | Bernd Nickel | Eintracht Frankfurt | Hamburger SV | Bundesliga | 22 January 1972 |
| February | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | Eintracht Braunschweig | DFB-Pokal | 23 February 1972 |
| March | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | FC Steaua București | European Cup Winners' Cup | 8 March 1972 |
| April | Klaus Scheer Stan Libuda | FC Schalke 04 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | DFB-Pokal | 5 April 1972 |
| May | Manfred Kaltz | Hamburger SV | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 6 May 1972 |
| June | Gerd Müller | Germany | Belgium | Euro 1972 | 14 June 1972 |
| July | Wolfgang Holoch | Stuttgarter Kickers | SpVgg 07 Ludwigsburg | Süddeutscher Pokal | 22 July 1972 |
| August | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected |
| September | Uli Hoeneß | Germany Olympic football team | East Germany Olympic football team | 1972 Summer Olympics | 8 September 1972 |
| October | Reiner Geye | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 4 October 1972 |
| November | Günter Netzer Gerd Müller | Germany | Switzerland | Friendly | 15 November 1972 |
| December | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected |

### 1973

| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Competition | Date |
| January | Hans-Josef Kapellmann | 1. FC Köln | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 20 January 1973 |
| February | Jupp Heynckes | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Bundesliga | 17 February 1973 |
| March | Günter Netzer | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | UEFA Cup | 20 March 1973 |
| April | Bernd Nickel | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wuppertaler SV | Bundesliga | 28 April 1973 |
| May | Jupp Heynckes | Borussia Mönchengladbach | FC Liverpool | UEFA Cup | 23 May 1973 |
| June | Günter Netzer | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1. FC Köln | DFB-Pokal | 23 June 1973 |
| July | Alfons Kluger | TSV Burgdorf | VfL Wolfsburg | DFB-Pokal | 29 July 1973 |
| August | Alfred Volk | FV Speyer | 1. FC Saarbrücken | Regionalliga Südwest | 26 August 1973 |
| September | Bernd Rupp | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 8 September 1972 |
| October | Bernd Rupp | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Rangers | European Cup Winners' Cup | 24 October 1973 |
| November | Erwin Kremers | FC Schalke 04 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 3 November 1973 |
| December | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected |

### 1974

| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Competition | Date |
| January | Johann Ettmayer | VfB Stuttgart | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 26 January 1974 |
| February | Klaus Fichtel | FC Schalke 04 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 2 February 1974 |
| March | Franz Beckenbauer | Bayern Munich | MSV Duisburg | UEFA Cup | 30 March 1974 |
| April | Herbert Neumann | 1. FC Köln | Wuppertaler SV | Bundesliga | 27 April 1974 |
| May | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected |
| June | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected |
| July | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected |
| August | Karl-Heinz Struth | SC Fortuna Köln | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | Bundesliga | 25 August 1974 |
| September | Bärbel Wohlleben | TuS Wörrstadt | DJK Eintracht Erle | Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft | 8 September 1974 |
| October | Erwin Kostedde | Kickers Offenbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 18 October 1974 |
| November | Erich Beer | Hertha BSC Berlin | MSV Duisburg | Bundesliga | 3 November 1973 |
| December | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected |

### 1975

| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Competition | Date |
| January | Peter Nogly | Hamburger SV | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 25 January 1975 |
| February | Gerd Zimmermann | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | DFB-Pokal | 8 February 1975 |
| March | Jürgen Glowacz | 1. FC Köln | Hamburger SV | Bundesliga | 26 March 1975 |
| April | Manfred Ritschel | Kickers Offenbach | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 19 April 1975 |
| May | Herbert Wimmer | Germany | Netherlands | Friendly | 17 May 1975 |
| June | Beverly Ranger | Bonner SC | SSG Bergisch Gladbach | Mittelrheinmeisterschaft | 26 June 1975 |
| July | Jupp Heynckes | Borussia Mönchengladbach | FC St. Pauli | Friendly | 23 July 1975 |
| August | Peter Hayduk | Hannover 96 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 9 August 1975 |
| September | Klaus Fischer | FC Schalke 04 | Karlsruher SC | Bundesliga | 27 September 1975 |
| October | Lorenz-Günther Köstner | Bayer Uerdingen | FC Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 25 October 1975 |
| November | Johann Ettmayer | Hamburger SV | Red Star Belgrade | UEFA Cup | 5 November 1975 |
| December | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected |

### 1976

| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Competition | Date |
| January | Hannes Löhr | 1. FC Köln | Hertha BSC Berlin | Bundesliga | 17 January 1976 |
| February | Berti Vogts | Germany | Malta | UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying | 28 February 1976 |
| March | Sigfried Held | Kickers Offenbach | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 13 March 1976 |
| April | Erich Beer | Germany | Spain | UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying | 24 April 1976 |
| May | Uli Hoeneß | Germany | Spain | UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying | 22 May 1976 |
| June | Dieter Müller | Germany | Soviet Union | UEFA Euro 1976 | 20 June 1976 |
| July | Burkhard Steiner | Rot-Weiss Essen (U18) | VfB Stuttgart (U18) | U18 championship | 11 July 1976 |
| August | Jürgen Jendrossek | SG Wattenscheid 09 | Wuppertaler SV | 2. Bundesliga | 29 August 1976 |
| September | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | Tennis Borussia Berlin | Bundesliga | 10 September 1976 |
| October | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | Banik Ostrava | European Cup | 20 October 1976 |
| November | Heinz Flohe | Germany | Soviet Union | Friendly | 17 November 1976 |
| December | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected |

### 1977

| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Competition | Date |
| January | Manfred Burgsmüller | Borussia Dortmund | Karlsruher SC | Bundesliga | 29 January 1977 |
| February | Lorenz Hilkes | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | FC 08 Homburg | 2. Bundesliga Süd | 4 February 1977 |
| March | Rainer Bonhof | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 26 March 1977 |
| April | Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Dynamo Kyiv | European Cup | 20 April 1977 |
| May | Kurt Jara | MSV Duisburg | 1. FC Saarbrücken | Bundesliga | 14 May 1977 |
| June | Klaus Fischer | Germany | Mexico | Friendly | 15 June 1977 |
| July | Jan Højland Nielsen | 1860 Munich | Arminia Bielefeld | DFB-Pokal | 30 July 1977 |
| August | Carlos Babington | SG Wattenscheid 09 | Fortuna Köln | 2. Bundesliga North | 5 August 1977 |
| September | Allan Simonsen | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Vasas Budapest | European Cup | 14 September 1977 |
| October | Allan Simonsen | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 29 October 1977 |
| November | Klaus Fischer | Germany | Switzerland | Friendly | 16 November 1977 |
| December | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected |

### 1979

| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Competition | Date |
| January | Jürgen Röber | Werder Bremen | 1. FC Nürnberg | Bundesliga | 16 December 1978 |
| February | Horst Hrubesch | Hamburger SV | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 4 February 2004 |
| March | Gerd Warken | FC 08 Homburg | SpVgg Bayreuth | 2. Bundesliga Süd | 25 March 1979 |
| April | Klaus Toppmöller | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 21 April 1979 |
| May | Walter Krause | Kickers Offenbach | TSV 1860 Munich | 2. Bundesliga Süd | 15 May 1979 |
| June | Wolfgang Seel | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hertha BSC | DFB-Pokal | 24 June 1979 |
| July | Wolfgang Dienelt | Stuttgarter Kickers U-19 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern U-19 | U-19 Meisterschaft | 15 July 1979 |
| August | Hans-Peter Briegel | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | FC Valencia | Friendly | 4 August 1979 |
| September | Karlheinz Kwolek | 1. FC Pforzheim | TSV 1860 Munich | DFB-Pokal | 29 September 1979 |
| October | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Germany | Wales | UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying | 17 October 1979 |
| November | Harald Nickel | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Inter Milan | 1979–80 UEFA Cup | 7 November 1979 |
| December | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected |

### 2004

| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Competition | Date |
| January | Lukas Podolski | 1. FC Köln | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 31 January 2004 |
| February | Stefan Blank | Alemannia Aachen | Bayern Munich | DFB-Pokal | 4 February 2004 |
| March | Normen Elsner | Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl | Frankfurter FC Viktoria | NOFV-Oberliga | 6 March 2004 |
| April | Mike Hanke | FC Schalke 04 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | 17 April 2004 |
| May | Lukas Podolski | 1. FC Köln | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 1 May 2004 |
| June | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected | no goal selected |
| July | Angelos Charisteas | Greece | Portugal | Euro 2004 final | 4 July 2004 |
| August | Ahmet Kuru | Eintracht Braunschweig | VfB Lübeck | Regionalliga Nord | 11 August 2004 |
| September | Joe Enochs | VfL Osnabrück | Bayern Munich | DFB-Pokal | 21 September 2004 |
| October | Lukas Podolski | 1. FC Köln | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 2. Bundesliga | 17 October 2004 |
| November | Matthias Lehmann | TSV 1860 Munich | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2. Bundesliga | 7 November 2004 |
| December | Klemen Lavrič | Dynamo Dresden | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2. Bundesliga | 12 December 2004 |

### 2009

| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Competition | Date |
| January | Sérgio Pinto | Hannover 96 | Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 31 January 2009 |
| February | Kevin Kuranyi | Schalke 04 | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 20 February 2009 |
| March | Michael Ballack | Germany | Liechtenstein | World Cup qualification | 4 April 2009 |
| April | Grafite | VfL Wolfsburg | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 4 April 2009 |
| May | Florian Trinks | Germany U17 | Netherlands U17 | European Under-17 Championship | 18 May 2009 |
| June | Sandro Wagner | Germany U21 | England U21 | European Under-21 Championship | 29 June 2009 |
| July | Orlando Smeekes | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 3. Liga | 25 July 2009 |
| August | Bastian Götzfried | Würzburger FV | FC Blau-Weiß Leinach | Landesliga | 26 August 2009 |
| September | Melanie Behringer | Germany | England | 2009 UEFA Women's Championship | 10 September 2009 |
| October | Angelo Barletta | VfL Osnabrück | Borussia Dortmund | DFB-Pokal | 27 October 2009 |
| November | Alexander Ende | SC Fortuna Köln | MSV Duisburg II | Oberliga NRW | 29 November 2009 |
| December | Eljero Elia | Hamburger SV | 1. FC Nürnberg | Bundesliga | 12 December 2009 |

### 2010

| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Competition | Date |
| January | Arjen Robben | Bayern Munich | Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 23 January 2010 |
| February | Aristide Bancé | Mainz 05 | Hertha Berlin | Bundesliga | 13 February 2010 |
| March | Arjen Robben | Bayern Munich | Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 24 March 2010 |
| April | Arjen Robben | Bayern Munich | Manchester United | Champions League | 7 April 2010 |
| May | Claudio Pizzaro | Werder Bremen | Hamburger SV | Bundesliga | 8 May 2010 |
| June | Thomas Müller | Germany | Australia | 2010 World Cup | 13 June 2010 |
| July | Ilian Micanski | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Liverpool F.C. | Friendly | 24 July 2010 |
| August | Alexander Thamm | Rot-Weiss Essen | VfB Homberg | NRW-Liga | 13 August 2010 |
| September | Sami Allagui | Mainz 05 | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 25 September 2010 |
| October | Michael Stahl | TuS Koblenz | Hertha Berlin | DFB-Pokal | 26 October 2010 |
| November | Sidney Sam | Bayer Leverkusen | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Bundesliga | 7 November 2010 |
| December | Torsten Oehrl | FC Augsburg | FSV Frankfurt | 2. Bundesliga | 11 December 2010 |

### 2011

| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Competition | Date |
| January | Paul Kosenkow | BV Cloppenburg | SV Meppen | Oberliga Niedersachsen | 28 January 2011 |
| February | Lukas Podolski | 1. FC Köln | SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | 26 February 2011 |
| March | Marcel Schuhen | 1. FC Köln U19 | SG Wattenscheid U19 | U19 Bundesliga | 27 March 2011 |
| April | Julian Schuster | SC Freiburg | 1899 Hoffenheim | Bundesliga | 9 April 2011 |
| May | Julian Draxler | FC Schalke 04 | MSV Duisburg | DFB-Pokal Final | 21 May 2011 |
| June | Lukas Scepanik | 1. FC Köln U17 | Werder Bremen U17 | U17 Bundesliga | 5 June 2011 |
| July | Sascha Rösler | Fortuna Düsseldorf | VfL Bochum | 2. Bundesliga | 18 July 2011 |
| August | Raúl | FC Schalke 04 | 1. FC Köln | Bundesliga | 13 August 2011 |
| September | Silvio | 1. FC Union Berlin | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 September 2011 |
| October | Eren Derdiyok | Bayer Leverkusen | VfL Wolfsburg | Bundesliga | 1 October 2011 |
| November | Jan Schlaudraff | Hannover 96 | Hamburger SV | Bundesliga | 26 November 2011 |
| December | Christian Clemens | 1. FC Köln | SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | 10 December 2011 |

### 2012

| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Competition | Date |
| January | Marco Reus | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 20 January 2012 |
| February | Shinji Okazaki | VfB Stuttgart | Hannover 96 | Bundesliga | 19 February 2012 |
| March | Raúl | Schalke 04 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Bundesliga | 18 March 2012 |
| April | Raúl | Schalke 04 | Hannover 96 | Bundesliga | 8 April 2012 |
| May | Thomas Müller | Bayern Munich | 1. FC Köln | Bundesliga | 5 May 2012 |
| June | Marco Reus | Germany | Greece | UEFA Euro 2012 | 22 June 2012 |
| July | Sebastian Kehl | Borussia Dortmund | 1. FC Nürnberg | Friendly | 21 July 2012 |
| August | Mohammed Abdellaoue | Hannover 96 | Manchester United | Friendly | 11 August 2012 |
| September | Marco Reus | Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 29 September 2012 |
| October | Ciprian Marica | Schalke 04 | SV Sandhausen | DFB-Pokal | 30 October 2012 |
| November | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Sweden | England | Friendly | 14 November 2012 |
| December | Juan Arango | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mainz 05 | Bundesliga | 9 December 2012 |

### 2013

| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Competition | Date |
| January | Mame Biram Diouf | Hannover 96 | Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 18 January 2013 |
| February | Arjen Robben | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund | DFB-Pokal | 27 February 2013 |
| March | Ivica Olić | VfL Wolfsburg | SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | 9 March 2013 |
| April | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Bayern Munich | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 6 April 2013 |
| May | Franck Ribéry | Bayern Munich | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 18 May 2013 |
| June | Leonie Maier | Germany | Japan | Friendly | 22 June 2012 |
| July | Raúl Julian Draxler | Schalke 04 | Al Sadd | Friendly | 27 July 2013 |
| August | Christian Gentner | VfB Stuttgart | Rijeka | UEFA Europa League | 29 August 2013 |
| September | Robert Lewandowski | Borussia Dortmund | SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | 28 September 2013 |
| October | André Schürrle | Germany | Sweden | FIFA World Cup qualification | 15 October 2013 |
| November | Pascal Köpke | SpVgg Unterhaching | VfB Stuttgart II | 3. Liga | 9 November 2013 |
| December | Patrick Helmes | 1. FC Köln | Dynamo Dresden | 2. Bundesliga | 13 December 2013 |

### 2014

| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Competition | Date |
| January | Thiago | Bayern Munich | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 29 January 2014 |
| February | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | Schalke 04 | Real Madrid | UEFA Champions League | 26 February 2014 |
| March | Domi Kumbela | Eintracht Braunschweig | Mainz 05 | Bundesliga | 25 March 2014 |
| April | Florian Dick | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | FSV Frankfurt | 2. Bundesliga | 20 April 2014 |
| May | Claudio Pizarro | Bayern Munich | Hamburger SV | Bundesliga | 3 May 2014 |
| June | André Schürrle | Germany | Algeria | 2014 FIFA World Cup | 30 June 2014 |
| July | Mario Götze | Germany | Argentina | 2014 FIFA World Cup | 13 July 2014 |
| August | Fabian Klos | Arminia Bielefeld | SV Sandhausen | DFB-Pokal | 17 August 2014 |
| September | Moritz Stoppelkamp | SC Paderborn | Hannover 96 | Bundesliga | 20 September 2014 |
| October | Kevin De Bruyne | VfL Wolfsburg | Lille | UEFA Europa League | 2 October 2014 |
| November | Dennis Mast | Arminia Bielefeld | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 3. Liga | 8 November 2014 |
| December | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Bayern Munich | Mainz 05 | Bundesliga | 19 December 2014 |

## Details

The Goal of the Month Award and the Goal of the Year Award were incepted in 1971 by the German TV station ARD, back then one of only two public broadcasting agencies in Germany, in its Saturday evening "Sportschau" report in the channel of Das Erste. Each month, the GotM is held, and five especially spectacular, unusual or important goals are shortlisted for the viewers to vote on. Initially in the 1970s, votes were cast per mail, but nowadays votes are commonly cast per telephone or per Internet. The winner receives a golden plaque.
Up to 12 winners (usually less due to breaks in winter and summer) are eligible for the big annual event, the GotY Award. Again, the goal with the most votes wins. Parallel to this, the 10 annual winners may participate in the Goal of the Decade Award, and in 1999, the three Goals of the Decade of the 70s, 80s and 90s squared off for the Goal of the Century Award, see above.

## Records

* first GotM winner: Gerhard Faltermeier of Jahn Regensburg
* most GotM: 10, Lukas Podolski, of which 8 were scored within only 27 months (January 2004 to April 2006)
* 7 GotM: Jürgen Klinsmann, between 1986 and 1999
* 6 GotM:
** Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1979–1984)
** Mario Basler (1992–1999)
** Klaus Fischer (1975–2003)
** Fischer also holds the record for longest stretch between GotMs: 28 years, scoring in a "veterans match" between Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich on 30 July 2003, at age 53, in the 6th minute of the 0–1 (final 4–4) game, again with his trademark bicycle kick (awarded for the third time).
* 5 GotM:
** Gerd Müller (1972–1976)
** Rudi Völler (1987–1990)
* 4 GotM:
** Günter Netzer, Oliver Bierhoff and others
Teams (as of February 2011):
* 61 FC Bayern Munich
* 46 Men's national teams (FIFA team, Under 21 team, Olympic team)
* 35 Borussia Mönchengladbach
* 33 1. FC Köln
Most GotM per Team and Year:
* 6 Borussia Mönchengladbach (in 1973)

## Additional notes

See also Category:kicker-Torjägerkanone Award winners for the top scorer of each season.