# Bola de Prata (Portugal)

The Bola de Prata (Portuguese for Silver Ball) is a Primeira Liga award for the top scorer. In case two or more players have the same number of goals, the award goes to the footballer with the fewest games played. It was first awarded as a prize in the 1952–53 season by sports newspaper A Bola.
Héctor Yazalde holds the record for most goals in a single season, with 46, achieved in the 1973–74 season. Fernando Peyroteo recorded the highest goals-to-games ratio to win the award, 2.43, in 1937–38.
There have been 56 winners. Eighteen players have won the award in more than one occasion, with Eusébio having the record with seven wins. Eusébio also holds the record for most consecutive wins, with five. Rui Jordão, Paulinho Cascavel, Mário Jardel and Mehdi Taremi are the only players to win the award with two clubs, and Cascavel is the only one to achieve it in consecutive seasons.

## Winners

Key :
| † | Indicates a season with more than one top scorer |
| ‡ | Indicates player also won the European Golden Shoe in the same season |
| § | Denotes the club were Primeira Liga champions in the same season |
| $^↑$ | Primeira Liga record |
Primeira Liga Bola de Prata winners :
| Season | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals | Games | Rate |
| Campeonato da Liga da Primeira Divisão |||||||
| 1934–35 | Manuel Soeiro | Portugal | Sporting CP | 14 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 1935–36 | Pinga | Portugal | Porto | 21 | 14 | 1.50 |
| 1936–37 | Manuel Soeiro (2) | Portugal | Sporting CP | 24 | 12 | 2.00 |
| 1937–38 | Fernando Peyroteo | Portugal | Sporting CP | 34 | 14 | 2.43$^↑$ |
| Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Divisão |||||||
| 1938–39 | Costuras | Portugal | Porto$^§$ | 18 | 14 | 1.29 |
| 1939–40† | Fernando Peyroteo (2) | Portugal | Sporting CP | 29 | 17 | 1.71 |
| 1939–40† | Slavko Kodrnja | Yugoslavia | Porto$^§$ | 29 | 18 | 1.61 |
| 1940–41 | Fernando Peyroteo (3) | Portugal | Sporting CP$^§$ | 29 | 14 | 2.07 |
| 1941–42 | Correia Dias | Portugal | Porto | 36 | 21 | 1.71 |
| 1942–43 | Julinho | Portugal | Benfica$^§$ | 24 | 16 | 1.50 |
| 1943–44 | Francisco Rodrigues | Portugal | Vitória de Setúbal | 28 | 18 | 1.56 |
| 1944–45 | Francisco Rodrigues (2) | Portugal | Vitória de Setúbal | 21 | 17 | 1.24 |
| 1945–46 | Fernando Peyroteo (4) | Portugal | Sporting CP | 39 | 21 | 1.86 |
| 1946–47 | Fernando Peyroteo (5) | Portugal | Sporting CP$^§$ | 43 | 19 | 2.26 |
| 1947–48 | António Araújo | Portugal | Porto | 36 | 25 | 1.44 |
| 1948–49 | Fernando Peyroteo (6) | Portugal | Sporting CP$^§$ | 40 | 23 | 1.74 |
| 1949–50 | Julinho (2) | Portugal | Benfica$^§$ | 28 | 22 | 1.27 |
| 1950–51 | Manuel Vasques | Portugal | Sporting CP$^§$ | 29 | 23 | 1.26 |
| 1951–52 | José Águas | Portugal | Benfica | 28 | 22 | 1.27 |
| 1952–53 | Matateu | Portugal | Belenenses | 29 | 26 | 1.12 |
| 1953–54 | João Martins | Portugal | Sporting CP$^§$ | 31 | 23 | 1.35 |
| 1954–55 | Matateu (2) | Portugal | Belenenses | 32 | 26 | 1.23 |
| 1955–56 | José Águas (2) | Portugal | Benfica | 28 | 26 | 1.08 |
| 1956–57 | José Águas (3) | Portugal | Benfica$^§$ | 30 | 25 | 1.20 |
| 1957–58 | Arsénio Duarte | Portugal | CUF | 23 | 21 | 1.10 |
| 1958–59 | José Águas (4) | Portugal | Benfica$^§$ | 26 | 24 | 1.08 |
| 1959–60 | Edmur Ribeiro | Brazil | Vitória de Guimarães | 25 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 1960–61 | José Águas (5) | Portugal | Benfica$^§$ | 27 | 23 | 1.17 |
| 1961–62 | Azumir Veríssimo | Brazil | Porto | 23 | 20 | 1.15 |
| 1962–63 | José Augusto Torres | Portugal | Benfica$^§$ | 26 | 21 | 1.24 |
| 1963–64 | Eusébio | Portugal | Benfica$^§$ | 28 | 19 | 1.47 |
| 1964–65 | Eusébio (2) | Portugal | Benfica$^§$ | 28 | 20 | 1.40 |
| 1965–66† | Eusébio (3) | Portugal | Benfica | 25 | 23 | 1.09 |
| 1965–66† | Ernesto Figueiredo | Portugal | Sporting CP$^§$ | 25 | 26 | 0.96 |
| 1966–67 | Eusébio (4) | Portugal | Benfica$^§$ | 31 | 26 | 1.19 |
| 1967–68 | Eusébio‡ (5) | Portugal | Benfica$^§$ | 42 | 24 | 1.75 |
| 1968–69 | Manuel António | Portugal | Académica de Coimbra | 19 | 26 | 0.73 |
| 1969–70 | Eusébio (6) | Portugal | Benfica | 20 | 22 | 0.91 |
| 1970–71 | Artur Jorge | Portugal | Benfica$^§$ | 23 | 26 | 0.88 |
| 1971–72 | Artur Jorge (2) | Portugal | Benfica$^§$ | 27 | 26 | 1.04 |
| 1972–73 | Eusébio‡ (7) | Portugal | Benfica$^§$ | 40 | 28 | 1.43 |
| 1973–74 | Héctor Yazalde‡ | Argentina | Sporting CP$^§$ | 46$^↑$ | 29 | 1.59 |
| 1974–75 | Héctor Yazalde (2) | Argentina | Sporting CP | 30 | 26 | 1.15 |
| 1975–76 | Rui Jordão | Portugal | Benfica$^§$ | 30 | 28 | 1.07 |
| 1976–77 | Fernando Gomes | Portugal | Porto | 26 | 28 | 0.93 |
| 1977–78 | Fernando Gomes (2) | Portugal | Porto$^§$ | 25 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 1978–79 | Fernando Gomes (3) | Portugal | Porto$^§$ | 27 | 29 | 0.93 |
| 1979–80 | Rui Jordão (2) | Portugal | Sporting CP$^§$ | 31 | 30 | 1.03 |
| 1980–81 | Nené | Portugal | Benfica$^§$ | 20 | 29 | 0.69 |
| 1981–82 | Jacques Pereira | Portugal | Porto | 27 | 30 | 0.90 |
| 1982–83 | Fernando Gomes‡ (4) | Portugal | Porto | 36 | 29 | 1.24 |
| 1983–84† | Fernando Gomes (5) | Portugal | Porto | 21 | 23 | 0.91 |
| 1983–84† | Nené (2) | Portugal | Benfica$^§$ | 21 | 26 | 0.81 |
| 1984–85 | Fernando Gomes‡ (6) | Portugal | Porto$^§$ | 39 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 1985–86 | Manuel Fernandes | Portugal | Sporting CP | 30 | 29 | 1.03 |
| 1986–87 | Paulinho Cascavel | Brazil | Vitória de Guimarães | 22 | 30 | 0.73 |
| 1987–88 | Paulinho Cascavel (2) | Brazil | Sporting CP | 23 | 38 | 0.61 |
| 1988–89 | Vata | Angola | Benfica$^§$ | 16 | 27 | 0.59 |
| 1989–90 | Mats Magnusson | Sweden | Benfica | 33 | 32 | 1.03 |
| 1990–91 | Rui Águas | Portugal | Benfica$^§$ | 25 | 37 | 0.68 |
| 1991–92 | Ricky | Nigeria | Boavista | 30 | 34 | 0.88 |
| 1992–93 | Jorge Cadete | Portugal | Sporting CP | 18 | 34 | 0.53 |
| 1993–94 | Rashidi Yekini | Nigeria | Vitória de Setúbal | 21 | 28 | 0.75 |
| 1994–95 | Hassan Nader | Morocco | Farense | 21 | 31 | 0.68 |
| 1995–96 | Domingos | Portugal | Porto$^§$ | 25 | 29 | 0.86 |
| 1996–97 | Mário Jardel | Brazil | Porto$^§$ | 30 | 31 | 0.97 |
| 1997–98 | Mário Jardel (2) | Brazil | Porto$^§$ | 26 | 30 | 0.87 |
| 1998–99 | Mário Jardel‡ (3) | Brazil | Porto$^§$ | 36 | 32 | 1.13 |
| 1999–2000 | Mário Jardel (4) | Brazil | Porto | 37 | 32 | 1.16 |
| 2000–01 | Pena | Brazil | Porto | 22 | 29 | 0.76 |
| 2001–02 | Mário Jardel‡ (5) | Brazil | Sporting CP$^§$ | 42 | 30 | 1.40 |
| 2002–03† | Fary Faye | Senegal | Beira-Mar | 18 | 31 | 0.58 |
| 2002–03† | Simão Sabrosa | Portugal | Benfica | 18 | 33 | 0.55 |
| 2003–04 | Benni McCarthy | South Africa | Porto$^§$ | 20 | 29 | 0.69 |
| 2004–05 | Liédson | Brazil | Sporting CP | 25 | 31 | 0.81 |
| 2005–06 | Albert Meyong | Cameroon | Belenenses | 17 | 26 | 0.65 |
| 2006–07 | Liédson (2) | Brazil | Sporting CP | 15 | 28 | 0.54 |
| 2007–08 | Lisandro López | Argentina | Porto$^§$ | 24 | 27 | 0.89 |
| 2008–09 | Nenê | Brazil | Nacional | 20 | 28 | 0.71 |
| 2009–10 | Óscar Cardozo | Paraguay | Benfica$^§$ | 26 | 29 | 0.90 |
| 2010–11 | Hulk | Brazil | Porto$^§$ | 23 | 26 | 0.88 |
| 2011–12† | Óscar Cardozo (2) | Paraguay | Benfica | 20 | 29 | 0.69 |
| 2011–12† | Lima | Brazil | Braga | 20 | 30 | 0.67 |
| 2012–13 | Jackson Martínez | Colombia | Porto$^§$ | 26 | 30 | 0.87 |
| 2013–14 | Jackson Martínez (2) | Colombia | Porto | 20 | 30 | 0.67 |
| 2014–15 | Jackson Martínez (3) | Colombia | Porto | 21 | 30 | 0.70 |
| 2015–16 | Jonas | Brazil | Benfica$^§$ | 32 | 34 | 0.94 |
| 2016–17 | Bas Dost | Netherlands | Sporting CP | 34 | 31 | 1.10 |
| 2017–18 | Jonas (2) | Brazil | Benfica | 34 | 29 | 1.17 |
| 2018–19 | Haris Seferovic | Switzerland | Benfica$^§$ | 23 | 29 | 0.79 |
| 2019–20† | Carlos Vinícius | Brazil | Benfica | 18 | 32 | 0.56 |
| 2019–20† | Mehdi Taremi | Iran | Rio Ave | 18 | 30 | 0.60 |
| 2019–20† | Pizzi | Portugal | Benfica | 18 | 32 | 0.56 |
| 2020–21 | Pedro Gonçalves | Portugal | Sporting CP$^§$ | 23 | 32 | 0.72 |
| 2021–22 | Darwin Núñez | Uruguay | Benfica | 26 | 28 | 0.93 |
| 2022–23 | Mehdi Taremi (2) | Iran | Porto | 22 | 33 | 0.67 |
| 2023–24 | Viktor Gyökeres | Sweden | Sporting CP$^§$ | 29 | 33 | 0.88 |
Notes
* ↑ A Bola considers that Vinícius scored 19 goals, while Liga Portugal lists the player as having scored 18.

## Statistics
### Multiple winners

| Player | Club | Titles | Seasons |
| Eusébio | Benfica | 7 | 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66 (shared), 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1972–73 |
| Fernando Peyroteo | Sporting CP | 6 | 1937–38, 1939–40 (shared), 1940–41, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1948–49 |
| Fernando Gomes | Porto | 6 | 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1983–84 (shared), 1984–85 |
| José Águas | Benfica | 5 | 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1960–61 |
| Mário Jardel | Porto, Sporting CP | 5 | 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02 |
| Jackson Martínez | Porto | 3 | 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 |
| Manuel Soeiro | Sporting CP | 2 | 1934–35, 1936–37 |
| Julinho | Benfica | 2 | 1942–43, 1959–50 |
| Matateu | Belenenses | 2 | 1952–53, 1954–55 |
| Artur Jorge | Benfica | 2 | 1970–71, 1971–72 |
| Héctor Yazalde | Sporting CP | 2 | 1973–74, 1974–75 |
| Rui Jordão | Benfica, Sporting CP | 2 | 1975–76, 1979–80 |
| Nené | Benfica | 2 | 1980–81, 1983–84 (shared) |
| Paulinho Cascavel | Vitória de Guimarães, Sporting CP | 2 | 1986–87, 1987–88 |
| Liédson | Sporting CP | 2 | 2004–05, 2006–07 |
| Óscar Cardozo | Benfica | 2 | 2009–10, 2011–12 (shared) |
| Jonas | Benfica | 2 | 2015–16, 2017–18 |
| Mehdi Taremi | Rio Ave, Porto | 2 | 2019–20 (shared), 2022–23 |

### Awards won by nationality

| Country | Total |
| Portugal | 56 |
| Brazil | 18 |
| Argentina | 3 |
| Colombia | 3 |
| Nigeria | 2 |
| Iran | 2 |
| Paraguay | 2 |
| Sweden | 2 |
| Yugoslavia | 1 |
| Angola | 1 |
| Morocco | 1 |
| Senegal | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Cameroon | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Uruguay | 1 |

### Awards won by club

| Club | Total |
| Benfica | 32 |
| Porto | 26 |
| Sporting CP | 23 |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 3 |
| Belenenses | 3 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2 |
| Académica de Coimbra | 1 |
| CUF | 1 |
| Boavista | 1 |
| Farense | 1 |
| Beira-Mar | 1 |
| Nacional | 1 |
| Braga | 1 |
| Rio Ave | 1 |