CSL Golden Boot

{{Infobox award

| awarded_for = Most goals in a season

| country = Canada

| eligibility = Canadian Soccer League

| year = 1998

| year2 = 2024

| holder = 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.{{Cite news |last=Da Costa |first=Norman |date=21 August 1997 |title=Canada to kick off pro league in May - National, Ontario groups agree to bury hatchet |work=Toronto Star}} The highest ranked CSL Golden Boot goalscorer is Gus Kouzmanis with 33 goals during the league's inaugural season.{{cite web |date=18 December 1998 |title=CPSL Awards Night - First season wraps up with 1st awards |url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/98cpsl47.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709112755/http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/98cpsl47.htm |archivedate=9 July 2015 |accessdate=12 March 2009 |publisher=Canada Kicks}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Rumleski |first=Kathy |date=2 October 2000 |title=LFP Sports: Croatia bags Primus Cup by upsetting Olympians |url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/00cpsl33.htm |access-date=25 January 2017 |website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com |publisher=London Free Press}} 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),{{Cite news|date=November 14, 2013|title=Waterloo ends Kingston FC's run|page=13|work=The Kingston Whig-Standard}} 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.

Winners

class="wikitable"

!Season

!Player

!Team

!Goals

!align="center"|Ref(s)

1998

|{{flagicon|Canada}} Gus Kouzmanis

|Toronto Olympians

|33

|align="center"|{{Cite web |title=Canadian Professional Soccer League (Ontario Division) - Update |url=http://www.canadakicks.com/CPSL/home.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981205024538/http://www.canadakicks.com/CPSL/home.htm |archive-date=5 December 1998 |access-date=25 September 2024 |website=Canada Kicks}}

1999

|{{flagicon|Canada}} Eddy Berdusco

|Toronto Olympians

|24

|align="center"|

2000

|{{flagicon|Canada}} Gus Kouzmanis

|Toronto Olympians

|12

|align="center"|

2001

|{{flagicon|TRI}} Kevin Nelson

|Ottawa Wizards

|23

|align="center"|{{Cite news |date=16 October 2001 |title=Soccer: Wizards' Nelson, Osman Win |pages=B2 |work=Ottawa Citizen}}

2002

|{{flagicon|England}} Darren Tilley

|Mississauga Olympians

|20

|align="center"|{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=17 March 2010 |title=Former Rochester coach joins CYS ranks |url=https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/life/former-rochester-coach-joins-cys-ranks/article_53a42c77-382c-5902-8630-2592dace6a12.html |access-date=11 June 2023 |website=Cambridge Times |language=en}}

2003

|{{flagicon|Canada}} Carlo Arghittu

|St. Catharines Wolves

|18

|align="center"|{{Cite news |date=18 November 2003 |title=Arghittu named Wolves' MVP |pages=C3 |work=St. Catharines Standard}}

2004

|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} Paul Munster

|London City

|25

|align="center"|{{Cite news |date=20 November 2004 |title=Slavia Prague signs striker Munster from London City |pages=D7 |work=St. Catharines Standard}}

2005

|{{flagicon|USA}} Aaron Byrd

|Windsor Border Stars

|17

|align="center"|{{Cite news |date=11 October 2004 |title=Toms tallies 3 as Saints, Spartans tie: Ex-Spit Sciacca scores - Stars Honored |pages=D6 |work=Windsor Star}}

2006

|{{flagicon|Romania}} Gabriel Pop

|Serbian White Eagles

|27

|align="center"|{{Cite news |date=24 October 2006 |title=Soccer Awards |pages=D5 |work=Windsor Star}}

2007

|{{flagicon|Canada}} Nicolas Lesage

|Trois-Rivières Attak

|20

|align="center"|{{Cite web |date=8 October 2007 |title=Lesage champion marqueur |trans-title=Lesage scoring champion |url=http://www.rds.ca/soccer/lesage-champion-marqueur-1.337525 |access-date=3 May 2022 |website=RDS.ca |language=fr}}

2008

|{{flagicon|Canada}} Daniel Nascimento

|Brampton Lions

|18

|align="center"|{{Cite news|date=November 18, 2008|title=Footie Fundraiser|page=15|work=Guelph Tribune}}

2009

|{{flagicon|Canada}} Reda Agourram

|Trois-Rivieres Attak

|13

|align="center"|{{Cite web |date=20 January 2010 |title=Impact: Reda Agourram aura sa chance |trans-title=Impact: Reda Agourram aura on chance |url=http://www.rds.ca/soccer/impact-reda-agourram-aura-sa-chance-1.308694 |access-date=14 May 2023 |website=RDS.ca |language=fr}}

2010

|{{flagicon|Croatia}} Tihomir Maletic

|Toronto Croatia

|17

|align="center"|{{Cite news |date=31 October 2010 |title=Fazlagic scores twice, Brantford beats Hamilton Croatia 3-0 for CSL title: Brantford beats Hamilton Croatia for CSL title |work=The Canadian Press}}

2011

|{{flagicon|Canada}} Stefan Vukovic

|TFC Academy

|18

|align="center"|{{Cite web |last=Hylton |first=Kamal |date=15 May 2012 |title=Three Montreal Impact Academy elements to watch in 2012 |url=http://www.rednationonline.ca/ThreeMontrealImpactAcademyelementstowatchin.aspx |access-date=18 April 2024 |website=www.rednationonline.ca}}

2012

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Dražen Vuković

|SC Waterloo

|20

|align="center"|{{Cite news |date=27 November 2012 |title=CSL Awards |pages=B4 |work=Brantford Expositor}}

2013

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Guillaume Surot

|Kingston FC

|28

|align="center"|{{Cite news |last=MacAlpine |first=Ian |date=14 March 2014 |title=Kingston FC eager to kick off a new season |work=Kingston Whig-Standard}}

2014

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Marin Vučemilović-Grgić

|London City

|20

|align="center"|{{Cite web |last= |date=26 October 2014 |title=Vucemolivic Grgic CSL's MVP ...... Awards kick off championship weekend |url=https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/vucemolivic-grgic-csls-mvp-awards-kick-off-championship-weekend/ |access-date=13 November 2022 |website=Canadian Soccer League |language=en-US}}

2015

|{{flagicon|JAM}} Richard West

|York Region Shooters

|23

|align="center"|{{Cite web |last=Adamson |first=Stan |date=25 October 2015 |title=Goalscoring Defender Josip Keran Wins CSL MVP Award…..League annual awards Saturday |url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/goalscoring-defender-josip-keran-wins-csl-mvp-award-league-annual-awards-saturday/ |access-date=9 September 2024 |website=canadiansoccerleague.ca |language=en-US}}

2016

|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Serhiy Ivlyev

|FC Ukraine United

|15

|align="center"|{{Cite web |last=Adamson |first=Stan |date=10 November 2019 |title=Temniuk and Stajik CSL's Top Scorers |url=https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/temniuk-and-stajik-csls-top-scorers/ |access-date=9 September 2024 |website=Canadian Soccer League |language=en-US}}

2017

|{{flagicon|Serbia}} Aleksandar Stojiljković

|Scarborough SC

|17

|align="center"|{{Cite web |last=Adamson |first=Stan |date=10 September 2017 |title=Scarborough Ends Regular Season on Winning Note…..Stojiljkovic takes scoring title |url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/scarborough-ends-regular-season-on-winning-note-stojiljkovic-takes-scoring-title/ |access-date=25 November 2017 |website=canadiansoccerleague.ca |language=en-US}}

2018

|{{flagicon|Ghana}} Sani Dey{{Cite web |last=Baako |first=Gottlieb |date=4 January 2018 |title=Sani Dey wins goal king in Canada |url=http://www.ahomkafm.com/?p=36352 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926184232/http://www.ahomkafm.com/?p=36352 |archive-date=26 September 2018 |access-date=26 September 2018 |website=www.ahomkafm.com |language=en-US}}

|Hamilton City SC

|13

|align="center"|{{Cite web |last=Adamson |first=Stan |date=23 October 2018 |title=Sany Dey Overcame Torrential Rain to Win Scoring Title….Kezic top scorer in CSL Second Division |url=https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/sany-dey-overcame-torrential-rain-to-win-scoring-title-kezic-top-scorer-in-csl-second-division/ |access-date=9 September 2024 |website=Canadian Soccer League |language=en-US}}

2019

|{{flagicon|UKR}} Mykola Temnyuk

|FC Vorkuta

|18

|align="center"|{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=29 October 2019 |title=Українська команда стала фіналістом Канадської футбольної ліги |trans-title=The Ukrainian team became a finalist of the Canadian Football League |url=https://www.ua-football.com/ua/ukrainian/ukrainians/1572371614-ukrayinska-komanda-stala-finalistom-kanadskoyi-futbolnoyi-ligi.html |access-date=14 May 2023 |website=www.ua-football.com |language=uk}}

2020

|{{flagicon|CTA}} Moussa Limane

|Scarborough SC

|align="center"|{{Cite web |date=22 October 2020 |title=Centrafrique : Limane Moussa meilleur buteur au Canada |trans-title=Central African Republic: Limane Moussa top scorer in Canada |url=https://oubanguimedias.com/2020/10/22/centrafrique-limane-moussa-meilleur-buteur-au-canada/ |access-date=12 June 2022 |website=Oubangui Médias |language=fr-FR}}

2021

|Wabila Wallace

|Atletico Sporting Toronto

|align="center"|

2022

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Vladimir Strizović

|Serbian White Eagles

|align="center"|{{Cite web |last=Vujcic |first=Djuradj |date=12 August 2022 |title=Strizovic Double Puts Eagles Ahead of Falcons|url=https://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/en/2022/08/strizovic-double-puts-serbian-white-eagles/ |access-date=30 September 2024 |website=serbianwhiteeagles.ca |language=en-US}}

2023

|{{flagicon|UKR}} Serhiy Ivlyev

|Dynamo Toronto

|13

|align="center"|{{Cite web |last=Adamson |first=Stan |date=18 September 2023 |title=Scarborough Wins League Title to Close CSL Season|url=https://canadiansoccerleague.ca/scarborough-wins-league-title-to-close-csl-season/ |access-date=18 September 2023|website=Canadian Soccer League |language=en-US}}

2024

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Nikola Timotijević

|Serbian White Eagles

|13

|align="center"|{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=3 October 2024 |title=Serbian White Eagles 2024 Champions |url=https://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/en/2024/10/serbian-white-eagles-2024-champions/ |access-date=3 October 2024|website=serbianwhiteeagles.ca |language=en-US}}{{cite news |last=Orošić |first=Miloš |date=3 October 2024 |title=Ipak su Srpski orlovi najbolji! Definitivno smo fudbalska nacija, ni Kanađani im ne mogu ništa! |trans-title=Serbian Eagles are the best after all! We are definitely a soccer nation, not even the Canadians can do anything to them! |url=https://nizelige.republika.rs/sport/fudbal-nize-lige/588602/srpski-beli-orlovi-kanada-titula |access-date=4 October 2024 |language=sr |agency=Republika |authorlink=}}

=Awards won by club=

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
class="unsortable"\|Rank ! Club ! Total
{{center\|1}} \| Toronto/Mississauga Olympians \| {{center\|4}}
{{center\|2}} \| Serbian White Eagles \| {{center\|3}}
{{center\|2}} \| London City \| {{center\|2}}
{{center\|2}} \| Scarborough SC \| {{center\|2}}
{{center\|2}} \| Trois-Rivieres Attak \| {{center\|2}}
{{center\|3}} \| Brampton United \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|3}} \| FC Ukraine United \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|3}} \| FC Vorkuta \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|3}} \| Hamilton City SC \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|3}} \| Kingston FC \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|3}} \| Ottawa Wizards \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|3}} \| SC Waterloo Region \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|3}} \| St. Catharines Wolves \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|3}} \| TFC Academy \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|3}} \| Toronto Croatia \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|3}} \| Windsor Border Stars \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|3}} \| York Region Shooters \| {{center\|1}}
colspan="2"\|Total \|\| 25

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"

class="unsortable"|Rank

! Club

! Total

| Toronto/Mississauga Olympians

| {{center|4}}

| Serbian White Eagles

| {{center|3}}

| London City

| {{center|2}}

| Scarborough SC

| {{center|2}}

| Trois-Rivieres Attak

| {{center|2}}

| {{center|1}}

| {{center|1}}

| {{center|1}}

| {{center|1}}

| {{center|1}}

| {{center|1}}

| {{center|1}}

| St. Catharines Wolves

| {{center|1}}

| TFC Academy

| {{center|1}}

| Toronto Croatia

| {{center|1}}

| Windsor Border Stars

| {{center|1}}

| York Region Shooters

| {{center|1}}

colspan="2"|Total || 25

=Awards won by nationality=

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
class="unsortable"\|Rank ! Country ! Total
{{center\|1}} \| {{flagicon\|CAN}} Canada \| {{center\|8}}
{{center\|2}} \| {{flagicon\|CRO}} Croatia \| {{center\|3}}
{{center\|2}} \| {{flagicon\|Ukraine}} Ukraine \| {{center\|3}}
{{center\|2}} \| {{flagicon\|SER}} Serbia \| {{center\|3}}
{{center\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|CTA}} Central African Republic \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} England \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} France \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|GHA}} Ghana \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|JAM}} Jamaica \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|Northern Ireland}} Northern Ireland \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|ROM}} Romania \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|TRI}} Trinidad and Tobago \| {{center\|1}}
{{center\|4}} \| {{flagicon\|USA}} United States \| {{center\|1}}
colspan="2"\|Total \|\| 26

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"

class="unsortable"|Rank

! Country

! Total

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada

| {{center|8}}

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Croatia

| {{center|3}}

| {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Ukraine

| {{center|3}}

| {{flagicon|SER}} Serbia

| {{center|3}}

| {{flagicon|CTA}} Central African Republic

| {{center|1}}

| {{flagicon|ENG}} England

| {{center|1}}

| {{flagicon|FRA}} France

| {{center|1}}

| {{flagicon|GHA}} Ghana

| {{center|1}}

| {{flagicon|JAM}} Jamaica

| {{center|1}}

| {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} Northern Ireland

| {{center|1}}

| {{flagicon|ROM}} Romania

| {{center|1}}

| {{flagicon|TRI}} Trinidad and Tobago

| {{center|1}}

| {{flagicon|USA}} United States

| {{center|1}}

colspan="2"|Total || 26

References

Category:Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) awards

Canadian Soccer League

CSL Golden Boot

Winners

=Awards won by club=

=Awards won by nationality=

See also

References