CSL Golden Boot | |
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Awarded for | Most goals in a season |
Country | Canada |
Eligibility | Canadian Soccer League |
First awarded | 1998 |
Last awarded | 2024 |
Currently held by | Nikola Timotijević |
Most awards | Serhiy Ivlyev Gus Kouzmanis 2 |
The Canadian Soccer League Golden Boot is an annual Canadian soccer award given to the top goalscorer for each season in the Canadian Soccer League. The Golden Boot was awarded in 1998 when the Canadian National Soccer League merged with the stillborn Ontario Professional Soccer League to form the Canadian Professional Soccer League. [1] The highest ranked CSL Golden Boot goalscorer is Gus Kouzmanis with 33 goals during the league's inaugural season. [2] Kouzmanis and Serhiy Ivlyev have won the award the most times (2) with Kouzmanis in the 1998, and 2000 seasons and Ivlyev in the 2016 and 2023 seasons. [3] [4] Players from twelve countries, other than Canada, have won the Golden Boot including Croatia (Tihomir Maletic, 2010, Dražen Vuković, 2012, Marin Vučemilović-Grgić 2014), Serbia (Aleksandar Stojiljković, 2017, Vladimir Strizovic, 2022), Ukraine (Serhiy Ivlyev, 2016, 2023, Mykola Temnyuk 2019), Trinidad and Tobago (Kevin Nelson, 2001), England (Darren Tilley, 2002), Jamaica (Richard West, 2015), Northern Ireland (Paul Munster, 2004), United States (Aaron Byrd, 2005), Romania (Gabriel Pop, 2006), France (Guillaume Surot, 2014), [5] Ghana (Sani Dey, 2018), and Central African Republic (Moussa Limane, 2020) The club with the most top goalscorers is the Toronto/Mississauga Olympians with four wins followed by London City, Scarborough SC, Serbian White Eagles, and Trois-Rivières Attak with two.
Rank | Club | Total |
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1 | Toronto/Mississauga Olympians | 4 |
2 | Serbian White Eagles | 3 |
2 | London City | 2 |
2 | Scarborough SC | 2 |
2 | Trois-Rivieres Attak | 2 |
3 | Brampton United | 1 |
3 | FC Ukraine United | 1 |
3 | FC Vorkuta | 1 |
3 | Hamilton City SC | 1 |
3 | Kingston FC | 1 |
3 | Ottawa Wizards | 1 |
3 | SC Waterloo Region | 1 |
3 | St. Catharines Wolves | 1 |
3 | TFC Academy | 1 |
3 | Toronto Croatia | 1 |
3 | Windsor Border Stars | 1 |
3 | York Region Shooters | 1 |
Total | 25 |
Rank | Country | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 8 |
2 | ![]() | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 1 |
Total | 26 |
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