Belgian Pro League top scorers
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The following is the list of Belgian Pro League top scorers by season, since the inception of the Belgian First Division A in 1895 until the present day.
Arthur Ceuleers and Jules Van Craen hold the record for most goals in a single season at 41. Erwin Vandenbergh holds the record for most awards won, with six wins. The most recent top scorer of the Belgian First Division A is Hamdi Harbaoui.
Criteria
In recent years, the criteria to determine the top scorer in the Belgian First Division A have been extended, making it nearly impossible to have two or more shared winners in a season
The criteria are currently as follows, in order:
- Number of goals scored
- Number of away goals scored
- Number of minutes played
- Number of assists
- Number of goals scored, not taking into account penalty kicks
The ranking is computed after each matchday. Until matchday three, the player who scored the most goals during the previous season will play with the image of a "golden bull" on his back. Thereafter, each matchday the leader in the standings will get the image on his shirt.
The final standings are computed upon conclusion of the championship playoffs and the Europa League playoffs. The test matches to determine the final team going to the Europa League are not taken into account.
List of top scorers
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|+Key !scope="row"|Player {{small|(X)}} |Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) |
scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#B0C4DE"|{{dagger}}
|Indicates multiple award winners in the same season |
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scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#FFE6BD"|{{double-dagger}}
|Indicates player also won the European Golden Shoe in the same season |
scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb"|§
|Denotes the club were Belgian Pro League champions in the same season |
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|+Belgian Pro League top scorers !scope="col"|Season !scope="col"|Player !scope="col"|Nationality !scope="col"|Club !scope="col"|Goals |
1895–96
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Samuel|Hickson|Samuel Hickson (footballer)}} |{{flag|England}} !scope="row" style="background:#ffb"|FC Liégeois{{sup|§}} |style="text-align:center"|? |
1896–97
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Samuel|Hickson|Samuel Hickson (footballer)}} {{small|(2)}} |{{flag|England}} |style="text-align:center"|? |
1897–98
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Frank|König|Frank König}} |{{flag|Switzerland}} |style="text-align:center"|? |
1898–99
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Frank|König|Frank König}} {{small|(2)}} |{{flag|Switzerland}} |style="text-align:center"|? |
1899–1900
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Charles|Atkinson|Charles Atkinson-Grimshaw}} |{{flag|England}} !scope="row" style="background:#ffb"|Racing Club de Bruxelles{{sup|§}} |style="text-align:center"|? |
1900–01
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Herbert|Potts}} |{{flag|England}} |style="text-align:center"|26 |
1901–02
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Herbert|Potts}} {{small|(2)}} |{{flag|England}} |style="text-align:center"|16 |
1902–03
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Gustave|Vanderstappen}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|? |
1903–04
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Gustave|Vanderstappen}} {{small|(2)}} |{{flag|Belgium}} !scope="row" style="background:#ffb"|Union SG{{sup|§}} |style="text-align:center"|30 |
1904–05
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Robert|De Veen}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|? |
1905–06
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Robert|De Veen}} {{small|(2)}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|26 |
1906–07
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Maurice|Vertongen}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|29 |
1907–08
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Maurice|Vertongen}} {{small|(2)}} |{{flag|Belgium}} !scope="row" style="background:#ffb"|Racing Club de Bruxelles{{sup|§}} |style="text-align:center"|23 |
1908–09
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Vahram|Kevorkian}} |{{flag|Russian Empire}} |style="text-align:center"|30 |
1909–10
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Maurice|Vertongen}} {{small|(3)}} |{{flag|Belgium}} !scope="row" style="background:#ffb"|Union SG{{sup|§}} |style="text-align:center"|36 |
1910–11
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Alphonse|Six}} |{{flag|Belgium}} !scope="row" style="background:#ffb"|CS Brugeois{{sup|§}} |style="text-align:center"|40 |
1911–12
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Maurice|Bunyan}} |{{flag|England}} |style="text-align:center"|35 |
1912–13
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Sylva|Brébart}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|31 |
1913–14
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Maurice|Bunyan}} {{small|(2)}} |{{flag|England}} |style="text-align:center"|28 |
colspan=5 align=center bgcolor=lightgrey|No official championship played from 1914 to 1919 due to World War I |
1919–20
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Honoré|Vlamynck}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|26 |
1920–21
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Ivan|Thys}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|23 |
1921–22
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Ivan|Thys}} {{small|(2)}} |{{flag|Belgium}} !scope="row" style="background:#ffb"|Beerschot AC{{sup|§}} |style="text-align:center"|21 |
1922–23
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Achille|Meyskens}} |{{flag|Belgium}} !scope="row" style="background:#ffb"|Union SG{{sup|§}} |style="text-align:center"|24 |
1923–24
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Charles|Jooris}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|18 |
1924–25
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Joseph|Taeymans}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|20 |
1925–26
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Laurent|Grimmonprez}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|28 |
1926–27
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Lucien|Fabry}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|28 |
1927–28
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Raymond|Braine}} |{{flag|Belgium}} !scope="row" style="background:#ffb"|Beerschot AC{{sup|§}} |style="text-align:center"|35 |
1928–29
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Raymond|Braine}} {{small|(2)}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|30 |
1929–30
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Pierre|De Vidts}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|26 |
bgcolor="#B0C4DE"|1930–31{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jacques|Secretin}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|21 |
bgcolor="#B0C4DE"|1930–31{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Joseph|Van Beeck}} |{{flag|Belgium}} !scope="row" style="background:#ffb"|Antwerp FC{{sup|§}} |style="text-align:center"|21 |
1931–32
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Bernard|Delmez}} |{{flag|Belgium}} !scope="row" style="background:#ffb"|Liersche SK{{sup|§}} |style="text-align:center"|26 |
1932–33
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Willy|Ulens}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|26 |
1933–34
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Vital|Van Landeghem}} |{{flag|Belgium}} !scope="row" style="background:#ffb"|Union SG{{sup|§}} |style="text-align:center"|29 |
1934–35
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Marius|Mondelé}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|28 |
1935–36
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Flor|Lambrechts}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|37 |
1936–37
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jean|Collet|Jean Collet (Belgian footballer)}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|22 |
1937–38
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Marius|Mondelé}} {{small|(2)}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|32 |
1938–39
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jozef|Wagner}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|31 |
colspan=5 align=center bgcolor=lightgrey|Championship stopped in 1939-40 due to World War II, while in 1940-41 only an unofficial competition was played |
1941–42
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Bert|De Cleyn|Albert De Cleyn}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|34 |
bgcolor="#B0C4DE"|1942–43{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Arthur|Ceuleers}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|41 |
bgcolor="#B0C4DE"|1942–43{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jules|Van Craen}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|41 |
1943–44
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jan|Goossens|Jan Goossens (Belgian footballer)}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|34 |
colspan=5 align=center bgcolor=lightgrey|1944-45 championship not played due to World War II, while the 1945-46 season was stopped for the same reason |
1946–47
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jef|Mermans|Joseph Mermans}} |{{flag|Belgium}} !scope="row" style="background:#ffb"|Anderlecht{{sup|§}} |style="text-align:center"|39 |
1947–48
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jef|Mermans|Joseph Mermans}} {{small|(2)}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|23 |
1948–49
!scope="row"|{{sortname|René|Thirifays}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|26 |
1949–50
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jef|Mermans|Joseph Mermans}} {{small|(3)}} |{{flag|Belgium}} !scope="row" style="background:#ffb"|Anderlecht{{sup|§}} |style="text-align:center"|37 |
1950–51
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Albert|Dehert}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|27 |
1951–52
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jozef|Mannaerts}} |{{flag|Belgium}} |style="text-align:center"|25 {{ref label|mistake|1 |
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Rik|Coppens|Henri Coppens}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
|style="text-align:center"|35
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Hippolyte|Van Den Bosch}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"| Anderlecht{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|29
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Rik|Coppens|Henri Coppens}} {{small|(2)}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
|style="text-align:center"|35
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jean|Mathonet}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Standard
|style="text-align:center"|26
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Maurice|Willems}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Gent
|style="text-align:center"|35
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jef|Vliers}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
|style="text-align:center"|25
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Victor|Wegria}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
|style="text-align:center"|26
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Victor|Wegria}} {{small|(2)}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Liégeois
|style="text-align:center"|21
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Victor|Wegria}} {{small|(3)}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Liégeois
|style="text-align:center"|23
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jacky|Stockman}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"| Anderlecht{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|29
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Victor|Wegria}} {{small|(4)}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Liégeois
|style="text-align:center"|29
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Paul|Van Himst}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"| Anderlecht{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|26
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jean-Paul|Colonval}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Tilleur
|style="text-align:center"|25
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Paul|Van Himst}} {{small|(2)}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"| Anderlecht{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|25
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jan|Mulder|Jan Mulder (footballer)}}
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"| Anderlecht{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|20
|-
|bgcolor="#B0C4DE"|1967–68{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Roger|Claessen}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
|style="text-align:center"|20
|-
|bgcolor="#B0C4DE"|1967–68{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Paul|Van Himst}} {{small|(3)}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"|Anderlecht{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|20
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Antal|Nagy|Antal Nagy (born 1944)}}
|{{flag|Hungary}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"| Standard Liège{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|20
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Lothar|Emmerich}}
|{{flag|Germany}}
|style="text-align:center"|29
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Erwin|Kostedde}}
|{{flag|Germany}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"| Standard Liège{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|26
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Raoul|Lambert}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
|style="text-align:center"|17
|-
|bgcolor="#B0C4DE"|1972–73{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Robbie|Rensenbrink}}
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|style="text-align:center"|16
|-
|bgcolor="#B0C4DE"|1972–73{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Alfred|Riedl}}
|{{flag|Austria}}
|style="text-align:center"|16
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Attila|Ladynski}}
|{{flag|Hungary}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"| Anderlecht{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|22
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Alfred|Riedl}} {{small|(2)}}
|{{flag|Austria}}
| Antwerp
|style="text-align:center"|28
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Hans|Posthumus}}
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
| Lierse
|style="text-align:center"|26
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|François|Van Der Elst}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
|style="text-align:center"|21
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Harald|Nickel}}
|{{flag|Germany}}
|style="text-align:center"|22
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Erwin|Albert}}
|{{flag|Germany}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"| Beveren{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|28
|-
!scope="row" style="background:#FFE6BD"|{{sortname|Erwin|Vandenbergh}}{{sup|{{double-dagger}}}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Lierse
|style="text-align:center"|39
|-
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Erwin|Vandenbergh}} {{small|(2)}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Lierse
|style="text-align:center"|24
|-
| 1981–82
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Erwin|Vandenbergh}} {{small|(3)}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Lierse
|style="text-align:center"|25
|-
| 1982–83
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Erwin|Vandenbergh}} {{small|(4)}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
|style="text-align:center"|20
|-
| 1983–84
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Nico|Claesen}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Seraing
|style="text-align:center"|27
|-
| 1984–85
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Ronny|Martens}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Gent
|style="text-align:center"|23
|-
| 1985–86
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Erwin|Vandenbergh}} {{small|(5)}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"| Anderlecht{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|27
|-
| 1986–87
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Arnór|Guðjohnsen}}
|{{flag|Iceland}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"| Anderlecht{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|19
|-
| 1987–88
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Francis|Severeyns}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Antwerp
|style="text-align:center"|24
|-
| 1988–89
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Eddie|Krncevic}}
|{{flag|Australia}}
|style="text-align:center"|23
|-
| 1989–90
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Frank|Farina}}
|{{flag|Australia}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"| Club Brugge{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|24
|-
| 1990–91
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Erwin|Vandenbergh}} {{small|(6)}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Gent
|style="text-align:center"|23
|-
| 1991–92
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Josip|Weber}}
|{{flag|Croatia}}
|style="text-align:center"|26
|-
| 1992–93
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Josip|Weber}} {{small|(2)}}
|{{flag|Croatia}}
|style="text-align:center"|31
|-
| 1993–94
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Josip|Weber}} {{small|(3)}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}{{ref label|weber|2|}}
|style="text-align:center"|31
|-
| 1994–95
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Aurelio|Vidmar}}
|{{flag|Australia}}
|style="text-align:center"|22
|-
| 1995–96
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Mario|Stanić}}
|{{flag|Croatia}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"| Club Brugge{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|20
|-
| 1996–97
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Robert|Špehar}}
|{{flag|Croatia}}
|style="text-align:center"|26
|-
| 1997–98
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Branko|Strupar}}
|{{flag|Croatia}}
| Genk
|style="text-align:center"|22
|-
| 1998–99
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jan|Koller}}
|{{flag|Czech Republic}}
| Lokeren
|style="text-align:center"|24
|-
|bgcolor="#B0C4DE"|1999–2000{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Ole Martin|Årst}}
|{{flag|Norway}}
| Gent
|style="text-align:center"|30
|-
|bgcolor="#B0C4DE"|1999–2000{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Toni|Brogno}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Westerlo
|style="text-align:center"|30
|-
| 2000–01
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Tomasz|Radzinski}}
|{{flag|Canada}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"| Anderlecht{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|23
|-
| 2001–02
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Wesley|Sonck}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"| Genk{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|30
|-
|bgcolor="#B0C4DE"|2002–03{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Cédric|Roussel}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Mons
|style="text-align:center"|22
|-
|bgcolor="#B0C4DE"|2002–03{{sup|{{dagger}}}}
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Wesley|Sonck}} {{small|(2)}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Genk
|style="text-align:center"|22
|-
| 2003–04
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Luigi|Pieroni}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Mouscron
|style="text-align:center"|28
|-
| 2004–05
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Nenad|Jestrović}}
|{{flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}
|style="text-align:center"|18
|-
| 2005–06
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Tosin|Dosunmu}}
|{{flag|Nigeria}}
|style="text-align:center"|18
|-
| 2006–07
!scope="row"|{{sortname|François|Sterchele}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
|style="text-align:center"|21
|-
| 2007–08
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Joseph|Akpala}}
|{{flag|Nigeria}}
|style="text-align:center"|18
|-
| 2008–09
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jaime Alfonso|Ruiz}}
|{{flag|Colombia}}
| Westerlo
|style="text-align:center"|18
|-
| 2009–10
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Romelu|Lukaku}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"| Anderlecht{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|15 {{ref label|lessgames|3|}}
|-
| 2010–11
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Ivan|Perišić}}
|{{flag|Croatia}}
|style="text-align:center"|22
|-
| 2011–12
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jérémy|Perbet}}
|{{flag|France}}
| Mons
|style="text-align:center"|25
|-
| 2012–13
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Carlos|Bacca}}
|{{flag|Colombia}}
|style="text-align:center"|25
|-
| 2013–14
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Hamdi|Harbaoui}}
|{{flag|Tunisia}}
| Lokeren
|style="text-align:center"|22
|-
| 2014–15
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Aleksandar|Mitrović|Aleksandar Mitrović (footballer)}}
|{{flag|Serbia}}
|style="text-align:center"|20
|-
| 2015–16
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jérémy|Perbet}} {{small|(2)}}
|{{flag|France}}
|style="text-align:center"|22
|-
| 2016–17
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Łukasz|Teodorczyk}}
|{{flag|Poland}}
!scope="row" style="background:#ffb"| Anderlecht{{sup|§}}
|style="text-align:center"|22 {{ref label|2017|4|}}
|-
| 2017–18
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Hamdi|Harbaoui}} {{small|(2)}}
|{{flag|Tunisia}}
|style="text-align:center"|22 {{ref label|2018|5|}}
|-
| 2018–19
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Hamdi|Harbaoui}} {{small|(3)}}
|{{flag|Tunisia}}
|style="text-align:center"|25
|-
| 2019–20
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Dieumerci|Mbokani}}
|{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
| Antwerp
|style="text-align:center"|18 {{ref label|2020|6|}}
|-
| 2020–21
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Paul|Onuachu}}
|{{flag|Nigeria}}
| Genk
|style="text-align:center"|33
|-
| 2021–22
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Deniz|Undav}}
|{{flag|Germany}}
| Union SG
|style="text-align:center"|26
|-
| 2022–23
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Hugo|Cuypers}}
|{{flag|Belgium}}
| Gent
|style="text-align:center"|24
|-
| 2023–24
!scope="row"|{{sortname|Kévin|Denkey}}
|{{flag|Togo}}
|style="text-align:center"|27
|}
Notes
{{refbegin}}
- 1{{Note|mistake}} Originally, Rik Coppens was credited with the title of top scorer for the 1951–52 season with 22 goals, until in 2011 a fan noticed that Jozef Mannaerts had actually scored 23 goals that season and the title changed hands.{{cite news |title= RC Mechelen-forward is the top scorer of the 1951-52 season|url=http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1170630 |publisher=sporza.be |date=2011-12-06|language=nl}}
- 2{{Note|weber}} Josip Weber changed nationality during the 1993–94 season.
- 3{{Note|lessgames}} Starting with the 2009–10 season, only 30 games were played in the regular competition to decide upon the title of topscorer. In the first season, the title of top scorer was decided immediately after these 30 games. However, from the season 2010–11 on, the goals scored during the playoffs will count.{{cite news |title=Top scorer known only after play-offs |url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=H737NBB1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914154630/http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=H737NBB1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-14 |publisher=nieuwsblad.be |date=2011-03-18 |language=nl }} If this rule had been in place during the 2009–10 season, Dorge Kouemaha would have been top scorer instead of Lukaku.
- 4{{Note|2017}} Nigerian striker Henry Onyekuru also scored 22 goals for Eupen, but the top scorer award was given to Teodorczyk as he scored more away goals than Onyekuru.
- 5{{Note|2018}} Harbaoui transferred from Anderlecht to Zulte Waregem during the winter transfer window. He scored 3 and 19 goals for respectively Anderlecht and Zulte Waregem over the course of the whole season.
- 6{{Note|2020}} The 2019–20 Belgian First Division A was stopped after 29 of 40 matches played due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At that point, both Mbokani and Canadian striker Jonathan David had scored 18 goals but Mbokani won the top scorer award as he scored more away goals than David.
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References
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