UEFA Champions League Golden Boot Winners

Golden Boot is awarded to those soccer players who have scored the most goals in a season of the UEFA Champions League. Earning a Golden Boot in the UEFA Champions League is not a piece of cake. The Champions League is an elite-level event where you find high-class defenders and goalkeepers. The quality of teams can never be denied too.

Every club from a certain region puts their best to find themselves on the top of legendry. So those who won a golden boot and scored maximum in a specific season must be given respect and ranked higher compared to those who don’t.

So let’s find out who those legends have earned a Golden Boot in the history of the UEFA Champions League.

Also Read: Tallest Goal Keepers in Football

UEFA Champions League Golden Boot Winners 1955-2022

Season	Player(s)	Club(s)	Goals
1955–56	Miloš Milutinović	Partizan	8
1956–57	Dennis Viollet	Manchester United	9
1957–58	Alfredo Di Stéfano	Real Madrid	10
1958–59	Just Fontaine	Reims	10
1959–60	Ferenc Puskás	Real Madrid	12
1960–61	José Águas	Benfica	11
1961–62	Heinz Strehl	1. FC Nürnberg	8
–	Alfredo Di Stéfano	Real Madrid	–
–	Justo Tejada	Real Madrid	–
–	Ferenc Puskás	Real Madrid	–
1962–63	José Altafini	AC Milan	14
1963–64	Vladica Kovačević	Partizan	7
–	Sandro Mazzola	Inter Milan	–
–	Ferenc Puskás	Real Madrid	–
1964–65	Eusébio	Benfica	9
–	José Torres	Benfica	–
1965–66	Flórián Albert	Ferencváros	7
–	Eusébio	Benfica	–
1966–67	Jürgen Piepenburg	Vorwärts Berlin	6
–	Paul Van Himst	Anderlecht	–
1967–68	Eusébio	Benfica	6
1968–69	Denis Law	Manchester United	9
1969–70	Mick Jones	Leeds United	8
1970–71	Antonis Antoniadis	Panathinaikos	10
1971–72	Johan Cruyff	Ajax	5
–	Antal Dunai	Újpest	–
–	Lou Macari	Celtic	–
–	Silvester Takač	Standard Liège	–
1972–73	Gerd Müller	Bayern Munich	11
1973–74	Gerd Müller	Bayern Munich	8
1974–75	Gerd Müller	Bayern Munich	5
–	Eduard Markarov	Ararat Yerevan	–
1975–76	Jupp Heynckes	Borussia Mönchengladbach	6
1976–77	Gerd Müller	Bayern Munich	5
–	Franco Cucinotta	Zürich	–
1977–78	Allan Simonsen	Borussia Mönchengladbach	5
1978–79	Claudio Sulser	Grasshopper	11
1979–80	Søren Lerby	Ajax	10
1980–81	Terry McDermott	Liverpool	6
–	Graeme Souness	Liverpool	–
–	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	Bayern Munich	–
1981–82	Dieter Hoeneß	Bayern Munich	7
1982–83	Paolo Rossi	Juventus	6
1983–84	Viktor Sokol	Dinamo Minsk	6
1984–85	Torbjörn Nilsson	IFK Göteborg	7
–	Michel Platini	Juventus	–
1985–86	Torbjörn Nilsson	IFK Göteborg	6
1986–87	Borislav Cvetković	Red Star Belgrade	7
1987–88	Gheorghe Hagi	Steaua București	4
–	Petar Novák	Sparta Prague	–
–	René van der Gijp	Neuchâtel Xamax	–
–	Rabah Madjer	Porto	–
–	Ally McCoist	Rangers	–
–	Míchel	Real Madrid	–
–	Rui Águas	Benfica	–
1988–89	Marco van Basten	AC Milan	10
1989–90	Romário	PSV Eindhoven	6
–	Jean-Pierre Papin	Marseille	–
1990–91	Peter Pacult	Tirol Innsbruck	6
–	Jean-Pierre Papin	Marseille	–
1991–92	Sergei Yuran	Benfica	7
–	Jean-Pierre Papin	Marseille	–
1992–93	Romário	PSV Eindhoven	7
1993–94	Ronald Koeman	Barcelona	8
–	Wynton Rufer	Germany Werder Bremen	–
1994–95	George Weah	Paris Saint-Germain	7
1995–96	Jari Litmanen	Ajax	9
1996–97	Milinko Pantić	Atlético Madrid	5
1997–98	Alessandro Del Piero	Juventus	10
1998–99	Andriy Shevchenko	Dynamo Kyiv	8
–	Dwight Yorke	Manchester United	–
1999–2000	Mário Jardel	Porto	10
–	Rivaldo	Barcelona	–
–	Raúl	Real Madrid	–
2000–01	Raúl	Real Madrid	7
2001–02	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Manchester United	10
2002–03	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Manchester United	12
2003–04	Fernando Morientes	Monaco	9
2004–05	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Manchester United	8
2005–06	Andriy Shevchenko	AC Milan	9
2006–07	Kaká	AC Milan	10
2007–08	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	8
2008–09	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	9
2009–10	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	8
2010–11	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	12
2011–12	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	14
2012–13	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	12
2013–14	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	17
2014–15	Neymar	Barcelona	10
–	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	–
–	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	–
2015–16	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	16
2016–17	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	12
2017–18	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	15
2018–19	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	12
2019–20	Robert Lewandowski	Germany Bayern Munich	15
2020–21	Erling Haaland	Germany Borussia Dortmund	10
2021–22	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	15

Who has been the top scorer most of the time in UEFA Champions League Season

Cristiano Ronaldo has been the leading Golden Boot winner having 7 titles till now. Argentina’s GOAT Lionel Messi is second one the list with 6 titles.

• Cristiano Ronaldo, 7
• Lionel Messi, 6
• Gerd Müller, 4
• Eusébio, 3
• Jean-Pierre Papin, 3
• Ruud van Nistelrooy, 3
• Ferenc Puskás, 3
• Torbjörn Nilsson, 2
• Romário, 2
• Raúl, 2
• Andriy Shevchenko, 2
• Alfredo Di Stéfano, 2

Which country has the most golden boots in UEFA Champions League?

Portugal is leading the table with 13 titles. West Germany and Argentina are in second with 8 titles, and with 7, the Netherlands is in one-third place.

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