GCC Golden Boot
{{Infobox award
| name = GCC Golden Boot
| image = Fotor-20250630205635.png
| caption =
| awarded_for = Leading goalscorer from the top division of every Arabian Leagues
| presenter = Al Hadath Sports (1980–present)
| year = 1980 (awarded for most goals scored in the 1979–80 season)
| holder = {{flagicon|Portugal}} Cristiano Ronaldo (2 awards)
| most_wins = {{flagicon|GHA}} Asamoah Gyan (3 awards)
| website =
}}
The Arabian Golden Boot is an award for the top scorer in the Arabian Leagues. Established in 1979–80 by the Lebanese magazine event "Al Hadath Sports", the award is presented annually to the best scorer.
Winners
File:Majed Abdullah in 1984.jpg won the award in 1981,1989 & 2nd 1986.]]
File:Asamoah Gyan Rennes 081231.jpg has won the most Arabian Golden Shoe 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14.]]
File:Gabriel batistuta.jpg won the award in 2004.]]
File:Fahad Khamees 2011.JPG won the award in 1983.]]
File:Hamzah Idris 1.jpg won the award in 2000 (33 goal).]]
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg won the first award in 1980.]]
File:Flag of Qatar.svg won the highest rate of goals in 1986.]]
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Players, won the award 8 times.]]
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg League scorers, won the award 10 times.]]
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!No. !Season !Player !Club !Goals !Matches !Average | ||||||
1 | 1979–80 | style="text-align:left;" |{{flagicon|KUW}} Jasem Yaqoub | {{flagicon|KUW}} Qadsia | 31 | 26 | 1.19 |
2 | 1980–81 | {{flagicon|KSA}} Majed Abdullah | {{flagicon|KSA}} Al Nassr | 21 | 18 | 1.16 |
3 | 1981–82 | {{flagicon|QAT}} Mansour Muftah | {{flagicon|QAT}} Al Rayyan | 18 | 12 | 1.50 |
rowspan="2"|4 | rowspan="2"|1982–83 | {{flagicon|UAE}} Fahad Khamees | {{flagicon|UAE}} Al Wasl | 20 | 18 | 1.11 |
{{flagicon|UAE}} Ahmed Abdullah | {{flagicon|UAE}} Al Ain | 20 | 18 | 1.11 | ||
5 | 1983–84 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Talib Hussein | {{flagicon|KUW}} Al Sulaibikhat | 23 | 26 | 0.88 |
6 | 1984–85 | {{flagicon|OMN}} Ali Shwired | {{flagicon|OMN}} Oman | 24 | 22 | 1.10 |
7 | 1985–86 | {{flagicon|QAT}} Mansour Muftah | {{flagicon|QAT}} Al Rayyan | 22 | 14 | 1.57 |
rowspan="2"|8 | rowspan="2"| 1986–87 | {{flagicon|KSA}} Mohammad Swaid | {{flagicon|KSA}} Al Ittihad | 17 | 22 | 0.77 |
{{flagicon|OMN}} Younis Amaan | {{flagicon|OMN}} Dhofar | 17 | 22 | 0.77 | ||
rowspan="2"|9 | rowspan="2"| 1987–88 | {{flagicon|UAE}} Zuhair Bakheet | {{flagicon|UAE}} Al Wasl | 25 | 22 | 1.13 |
{{flagicon|TUN}} Lutfi Senhaji | {{flagicon|OMN}} Al Nasr | 25 | 22 | 1.13 | ||
10 | 1988–89 | {{flagicon|KSA}} Majed Abdullah | {{flagicon|KSA}} Al Nassr | 19 | 22 | 0.86 |
11 | 1989–90 | {{flagicon|JOR}} Khaled Al Aqouri{{refn|group=note|Because of mistake in the calculation of the matches the award was given to Sami Al-Jaber, after 32 years the award returns to Khaled Al Aqouri on 2 January 2022.{{cite web |title=بعد 32 عاما.. العقوري يستعيد جائزة هداف العرب من سامي الجابر|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1099814|date=2 January 2022|website=Kooora.com}}{{cite web |title=Erroneous Golden Boot award returns to Ramtha striker after 32 years|url=https://www.jordannews.jo/Section-71/Football/Erroneous-Golden-Boot-award-returns-to-Ramtha-striker-after-32-years-11550|date=4 January 2022|website=JordanNews.jo}}}} | {{flagicon|JOR}} Al Ramtha | 16 | 18 | 0.83 |
12 | 1990–91 | {{flagicon|KSA}} Fahad Al-Mehallel | {{flagicon|KSA}} Al Shabab | 20 | 25 | 0.80 |
rowspan="2"|13 | rowspan="2"| 1991–92 | {{flagicon|YEM}} Sharaf Mahfoud{{refn|group=note|Because of Delayed the end of Yemeni League, were selected two winners for the same season.}} | {{flagicon|YEM}} Al Tilal | 30 | 30 | 1.00 |
{{flagicon|SYR}} Mohammad Afash{{refn|group=note|Because of Delayed the end of Yemeni League, were selected two winners for the same season.}} | |{{flagicon|SYR}} Al Ittihad | 19 | 22 | 0.86 | ||
rowspan="2"|14 | rowspan="2"| 1992–93 | {{flagicon|UAE}} Saif Sultan | {{flagicon|UAE}} Al Ain | 22 | 22 | 1.00 |
{{flagicon|QAT}} Mubarak Mustafa | {{flagicon|QAT}} Al Arabi | 22 | 22 | 1.00 | ||
15 | 1993–94 | {{flagicon|UAE}} Abdulaziz Mohamed | {{flagicon|UAE}} Sharjah | 18 | 22 | 0.81{{cite web |title=إذ كان عبدالعزيز محمد «عزوز» أخر مهاجم إماراتي يفوز باللقب (1994)|url=https://www.emaratalyoum.com/sports/arab-and-international/2009-10-02-1.1859|website=emaratalyoum.com}} |
16 | 1994–95 | {{flagicon|SUD}} Omar El Alamein | {{flagicon|OMN}} Al Nasr | 30 | 22 | 1.15 |
17 | 1995–96 | {{flagicon|NGR}} Ricky Owubokiri | {{flagicon|QAT}} Al Arabi | 16 | 22 | 0.72 |
18 | 1996–97 | {{flagicon|MAR}} Ahmed Bahja | {{flagicon|KSA}} Al Ittihad | 25 | 25 | 1.00 |
19 | 1997–98 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Ali Marwi | {{flagicon|KUW}} Al Salmiya | 29 | 26 | 1.11 |
20 | 1998–99 | {{flagicon|KSA}} Obeid Al-Dosari | {{flagicon|KSA}} Al Wehda | 20 | 22 | 0.90 |
21 | 1999–00 | {{flagicon|KSA}} Hamzah Idris | {{flagicon|KSA}} Al Ittihad | 33 | 25 | 1.32 |
22 | 2000–01 | {{flagicon|JOR}} Jeris Tadrus | {{flagicon|JOR}} Al Faisaly | 24 | 18 | 1.33 |
23 | 2001–02 | {{flagicon|BHR}} Mohamed Jaffar | {{flagicon|BHR}} Al Muharraq | 25 | 17 | 1.47 |
24 | 2002–03 | {{flagicon|JOR}} Mahmoud Shelbaieh | {{flagicon|JOR}} Al Wehdat | 22 | 18 | 1.22 |
25 | 2003–04 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Batistuta | {{flagicon|QAT}} Al Arabi | 25 | 18 | 1.38 |
26 | 2004–05 | {{flagicon|LBN}} Mohammad Kassas | {{flagicon|LBN}} Nejmeh | 20 | 20 | 1.00 |
27 | 2005–06 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Hamad Al Harbi | {{flagicon|KUW}} Al Salmiya | 23 | 22 | 1.04 |
28 | 2006–07 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rico | {{flagicon|BHR}} Al Muharraq | 25 | 22 | 1.13 |
29 | 2007–08 | {{flagicon|NGR}} Jaycee John | {{flagicon|BHR}} Al Muharraq | 25 | 22 | 1.13 |
30 | 2008–09 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Fernando Baiano | {{flagicon|UAE}} Al Jazira | 25 | 22 | 1.13{{cite web |title=بيانو يعيد لقب «هدّاف العرب» إلى الإمارات|url=https://www.emaratalyoum.com/sports/arab-and-international/2009-10-02-1.1859|website=emaratalyoum.com}} |
31 | 2009–10 | {{flagicon|ARG}} José Sand | {{flagicon|UAE}} Al Ain | 24 | 22 | 1.09 |
32 | 2010–11 | {{flagicon|SEN}} André Senghor | {{flagicon|UAE}} Baniyas | 18 | 22 | 0.81 |
33 | 2011–12 | {{flagicon|GHA}} Asamoah Gyan | {{flagicon|UAE}} Al Ain | 22 | 22 | 1.00 |
34 | 2012–13 | {{flagicon|GHA}} Asamoah Gyan | {{flagicon|UAE}} Al Ain | 31 | 26 | 1.19 |
35 | 2013–14 | {{flagicon|GHA}} Asamoah Gyan | {{flagicon|UAE}}Al Ain | 29 | 26 | 1.11{{cite web |title=جيان يفوز بالحذاء الذهبي للمرة الثالثة على التوالي|url=https://www.emaratalyoum.com/sports/local/2014-10-18-1.719378|website=emaratalyoum.com}} |
36 | 2014–15 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Omar Al-Soma | {{Flagicon|KSA}} Al Ahli | 22 | 22 | 1.00 |
37 | 2015–16 | {{flagicon|SYR}} Omar Al-Soma | {{Flagicon|KSA}} Al Ahli | 27 | 26 | 1.03 |
42 | 2020–21 | {{flagicon|Sudan}} Mohamed Abdelrahman | {{Flagicon|Sudan}} Al Hilal | 29 | 30 | 0.97 |
45 | 2023–24 | {{flagicon|Portugal}}Cristiano Ronaldo
|{{flagicon|KSA}} Al Nassr |31 |1.12 | ||||
46
|2024–25 |{{flagicon|Portugal}}Cristiano Ronaldo |{{flagicon|KSA}} Al Nassr |25 |30 |0.83 |
Notes
{{Reflist|group=note}}
Statistics
= Top Players win =
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!Player!!Club!!Golden Boot!!Silver Boot!!Bronze Boot | ||||
|{{flagicon|GHA}} Asamoah Gyan | {{flagicon|UAE}} Al Ain | align=center|3 | align="center" | |
|align=center | ||||
|{{flagicon|KSA}} Majed Abdullah | {{flagicon|KSA}} Al Nassr | align="center" |2 | align=center|1 | align=center |
|{{flagicon|QAT}} Mansour Muftah | {{flagicon|QAT}} Al Rayyan | align=center|2 | align=center|1 | align=center |
{{flagicon|Portugal}}Cristiano Ronaldo
|{{flagicon|KSA}} Al Nassr | align="center" |2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - |
= Top Clubs win =
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!Clubs!!Years!!Golden Boot!!Silver Boot!!Foreign players | ||||
|{{flagicon|UAE}} Al Ain | 83,93,10,12,13 | align=center|5 | align=center | |
|align=center|2 | ||||
|{{flagicon|KSA}} Al Nassr FC | 81,89,2024,2025 | align="center" |4 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |1 |
|{{flagicon|KSA}} Al Ittihad | 87,97,00 | align=center|3 | align=center | |
|align=center|1 | ||||
|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al Arabi | 93,96,04 | align=center|3 | align=center | |
|align=center|2 | ||||
|{{flagicon|BHR}} Al Muharraq | 02,07,08 | align=center|3 | align=center | |
|align=center|3 | ||||
|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al Rayyan | 82,86 | align=center|2 | align=center|1 | align=center |
|{{flagicon|UAE}} Al Wasl | 83,88 | align=center|2 | align=center | |
|align=center | ||||
|{{flagicon|OMN}} Al Nassr | 88,95 | align=center|2 | align=center | |
|align=center|2 | ||||
|{{flagicon|KUW}} Al Salmiya | 98,06 | align=center|2 | align=center | |
|align=center | ||||
= Top Nationality win =
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!Nationality!!Years!!Golden Boot!!Silver Boot!!Participation | ||||
|{{flagicon|KSA}} Saudi Arabia | 81,87,89,90,91,99,00 | align=center|7 | align=center|1 | align=center|2 |
|{{flagicon|UAE}} United Arab Emirates | 83,88,93,94 | align="center" |5 | align=center | |
|align=center|3 | ||||
|{{flagicon|KUW}} Kuwait | 80,84,92,98,06 | align="center" |4 | align=center | |
|align=center | ||||
|{{flagicon|QAT}} Qatar | 82,86,93 | align=center|3 | align=center|1 | align=center|1 |
|{{flagicon|KUW}} Jordan | 90,01,03 | align="center" |3 | align="center" | |
| align="center" |1 | ||||
|{{flagicon|GHA}} Ghana | 12,13,14 | align="center" |3 | align="center" | |
| align="center" | ||||
|{{flagicon|OMN}} Oman | 85,87 | align=center|2 | align=center | |
|align=center|1 | ||||
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal | 2024, 2025 | align="center" |2
| | | ||
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina | 04,10 | align="center" |2 | align="center" | |
| align="center" | ||||
|{{flagicon|NGR}} Nigeria | 96,08 | align=center|2 | align=center | |
|align=center | ||||
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil | 07,09 | align=center|2 | align=center | |
|align=center |
= Top Leagues win =
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!Leagues!!Years!!Golden Boot!!Silver Boot!!Foreign players | ||||
|{{flagicon|KSA}} Saudi Professional League | 81,87,89,90,91,97,99,00,2024,2025 | align="center" |10 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |2 |
|{{flagicon|UAE}} Arabian Gulf League | 83/2,88,93,94,09,10,11,12,13 | align=center|10 | align=center | |
|align=center|5 | ||||
|{{flagicon|QAT}} Qatar Stars League | 82,86,93,96,04 | align=center|5 | align=center|1 | align=center|2 |
|{{flagicon|KUW}} Kuwait premier league | 80,84,98,06 | align=center|4 | align=center | |
|align=center | ||||
|{{flagicon|OMN}} Oman Mobile League | 85,87,88,95 | align=center|4 | align=center | |
|align=center|2 | ||||
|{{flagicon|JOR}} Jordan Manasir Pro League | 90,01,03 | align=center|3 | align=center | |
|align=center | ||||
|{{flagicon|BHR}} Bahraini VIVA League | 02,07,08 | align=center|3 | align=center | |
|align=center|2 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://bilhadaf.com/?s=جوائز+الحدث+الرياضي&x=0&y=0 Awards sporting event]
- [http://www.aldwaish.com/ar/article_c.php?id=73#content_go Interview with Majed Abdullah scorer Arabs in 1981]
- [http://www.al-jazirah.com/2001/20010212/t/sp1.htm Prince Sultan and the Golden Boot award for Hamza Idris 2000]
- [https://archive.today/20140619223624/http://bilhadaf.com/national/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7-%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8-2004 Batistuta scorer Arabs in 2004]
- [http://www.fdool.com/vb/archive/index.php/t-14638.html Clarify the editor in chief of the event magazine about award in 1990 and 1992]