Goal of the Month (Germany)
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The Goal of the Month ({{langx|de|Tor des Monats}}) is, like the Goal of the Year, the ARD Goal of the Decade and Goal of the Century, an individual soccer award selected by viewers of Sportschau (German TV channel ARD). Honored are spectacular or important football goals mostly scored in or for Germany.
Winners
(Rows in bold are also Goals of the Year.)
=1971=
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| Month
!Scorer !For !Against !Competition !Date |
|---|
| March
|28 March 1971 |
| April
|14 April 1971 |
| May
|Bundesliga |29 May 1971 |
| June
|Regionalliga Playoff Round |20 June 1971 |
| July
|DFB-Pokal |24 July 1971 |
| August
|21 August 1971 |
| September
|FC Schalke 04 |Bundesliga |18 September 1971 |
| style="font-weight: bold;"
!October |Borussia Mönchengladbach |FC Schalke 04 |Bundesliga |23 October 1971 |
| November
|Bayern Munich |3 November 1971 |
| December
|colspan="5"|no goal selected |
=1972=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Month
!Scorer !For !Against !Competition !Date |
|---|
| January
|22 January 1972 |
| February
|23 February 1972 |
| March
|8 March 1972 |
| April
|DFB-Pokal |5 April 1972 |
| May
|Bundesliga |6 May 1972 |
| June
|14 June 1972 |
| July
|Süddeutscher Pokal |22 July 1972 |
| August
|colspan="5"|no goal selected |
| September
|Germany Olympic football team |East Germany Olympic football team |8 September 1972 |
| October
|4 October 1972 |
| -style="font-weight: bold;"
!November |Friendly |15 November 1972 |
| December
|colspan="5"|no goal selected |
=1973=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Month
!Scorer !For !Against !Competition !Date |
|---|
| January
|20 January 1973 |
| February
|17 February 1973 |
| -style="font-weight: bold;"
!March |20 March 1973 |
| April
|Bundesliga |28 April 1973 |
| May
|UEFA Cup |23 May 1973 |
| June
|23 June 1973 |
| July
|DFB-Pokal |29 July 1973 |
| August
|Regionalliga Südwest |26 August 1973 |
| September
|8 September 1972 |
| October
|24 October 1973 |
| November
|Bundesliga |3 November 1973 |
| December
|colspan="5"|no goal selected |
=1974=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Month
!Scorer !For !Against !Competition !Date |
|---|
| January
|26 January 1974 |
| February
|2 February 1974 |
| March
|30 March 1974 |
| April
|Bundesliga |27 April 1974 |
| May
|colspan="5"|no goal selected |
| June
|colspan="5"|no goal selected |
| July
|colspan="5"|no goal selected |
| August
|Bundesliga |25 August 1974 |
| September
|Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft |8 September 1974 |
| -style="font-weight: bold;"
!October |Bundesliga |18 October 1974 |
| November
|Bundesliga |3 November 1973 |
| December
|colspan="5"|no goal selected |
=1975=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Month
!Scorer !For !Against !Competition !Date |
|---|
| January
|25 January 1975 |
| February
|8 February 1975 |
| March
|26 March 1975 |
| April
|Bundesliga |19 April 1975 |
| May
|Friendly |17 May 1975 |
| June
|Mittelrheinmeisterschaft |26 June 1975 |
| July
|Friendly |23 July 1975 |
| August
|Bundesliga |9 August 1975 |
| -style="font-weight: bold;"
!September |Bundesliga |27 September 1975 |
| October
|Bundesliga |25 October 1975 |
| November
|5 November 1975 |
| December
|colspan="5"|no goal selected |
=1976=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Month
!Scorer !For !Against !Competition !Date |
|---|
| January
|17 January 1976 |
| February
|28 February 1976 |
| March
|13 March 1976 |
| April
|24 April 1976 |
| May
|22 May 1976 |
| June
|20 June 1976 |
| July
|Rot-Weiss Essen (U18) |VfB Stuttgart (U18) |U18 championship |11 July 1976 |
| August
|29 August 1976 |
| September
|Bundesliga |10 September 1976 |
| -style="font-weight: bold;"
!October |20 October 1976 |
| November
|Friendly |17 November 1976 |
| December
|colspan="5"|no goal selected |
=1977=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Month
!Scorer !For !Against !Competition !Date |
|---|
| January
|29 January 1977 |
| February
|4 February 1977 |
| March
|Bundesliga |26 March 1977 |
| April
|Borussia Mönchengladbach |20 April 1977 |
| May
|Bundesliga |14 May 1977 |
| June
|Friendly |15 June 1977 |
| July
|30 July 1977 |
| August
|5 August 1977 |
| September
|Borussia Mönchengladbach |14 September 1977 |
| October
|Allan Simonsen |Borussia Mönchengladbach |29 October 1977 |
| -style="font-weight: bold;"
!November |Friendly |16 November 1977 |
| December
|colspan="5"|no goal selected |
=1978=
=1979=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Month
!Scorer !For !Against !Competition !Date |
|---|
| January
|16 December 1978 |
| February
|4 February 2004 |
| March
|25 March 1979 |
| April
|21 April 1979 |
| May
|15 May 1979 |
| June
|24 June 1979 |
| July
|Stuttgarter Kickers U-19 |1. FC Kaiserslautern U-19 |U-19 Meisterschaft |15 July 1979 |
| August
|Friendly |4 August 1979 |
| September
|29 September 1979 |
| October
|17 October 1979 |
| -style="font-weight: bold;"
!November |7 November 1979 |
| December
|colspan="5"|no goal selected |
=1980=
=2004=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Month
!Scorer !For !Against !Competition !Date |
|---|
| January
|31 January 2004 |
| February
|4 February 2004 |
| March
|6 March 2004 |
| April
|Bundesliga |17 April 2004 |
| May
|Bundesliga |1 May 2004 |
| June
|colspan="5"|no goal selected |
| July
|4 July 2004 |
| August
|11 August 2004 |
| September
|21 September 2004 |
| October
|17 October 2004 |
| November
|7 November 2004 |
| -style="font-weight: bold;"
!December |12 December 2004 |
=2009=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Month
!Scorer !For !Against !Competition !Date |
|---|
| January
|31 January 2009 |
| February
|Bundesliga |20 February 2009 |
| March
|4 April 2009 |
| -style="font-weight: bold;"
!April |Bundesliga |4 April 2009 |
| May
|European Under-17 Championship |18 May 2009 |
| June
|European Under-21 Championship |29 June 2009 |
| July
|25 July 2009 |
| August
|Bastian Götzfried |FC Blau-Weiß Leinach |Landesliga |26 August 2009 |
| September
|2009 UEFA Women's Championship |10 September 2009 |
| October
|27 October 2009 |
| November
|MSV Duisburg II |Oberliga NRW |29 November 2009 |
| December
|Bundesliga |
=2010=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Month
!Scorer !For !Against !Competition !Date |
|---|
| January
|23 January 2010 |
| February
|Bundesliga |13 February 2010 |
| March
|Bundesliga |24 March 2010 |
| April
|7 April 2010 |
| May
|Bundesliga |8 May 2010 |
| June
|13 June 2010 |
| July
|Friendly |24 July 2010 |
| August
|13 August 2010 |
| September
|Bundesliga |25 September 2010 |
| -style="font-weight: bold;"
!October |26 October 2010 |
| November
|Bundesliga |7 November 2010 |
| December
|2. Bundesliga |11 December 2010 |
=2011=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Month
!Scorer !For !Against !Competition !Date |
|---|
| January
|28 January 2011 |
| February
|Bundesliga |26 February 2011 |
| March
|1. FC Köln U19 |SG Wattenscheid U19 |U19 Bundesliga |27 March 2011 |
| April
|Bundesliga |9 April 2011 |
| May
|21 May 2011 |
| June
|1. FC Köln U17 |Werder Bremen U17 |U17 Bundesliga |5 June 2011 |
| July
|18 July 2011 |
| -style="font-weight: bold;"
!August |Raúl |Bundesliga |13 August 2011 |
| September
|2. Bundesliga |11 September 2011 |
| October
|1 October 2011 |
| November
|Bundesliga |26 November 2011 |
| December
|Bundesliga |10 December 2011 |
=2012=
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| Month
!Scorer !For !Against !Competition !Date |
|---|
| January
|20 January 2012 |
| February
|Bundesliga |19 February 2012 |
| March
|Raúl |Bundesliga |18 March 2012 |
| April
|Raúl |Bundesliga |8 April 2012 |
| May
|Bundesliga |5 May 2012 |
| June
|22 June 2012 |
| July
|Friendly |21 July 2012 |
| August
|Friendly |11 August 2012 |
| September
|Bundesliga |29 September 2012 |
| October
|30 October 2012 |
| style="font-weight: bold;"
!November |Friendly |14 November 2012 |
| December
|Bundesliga |9 December 2012 |
=2013=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Month
!Scorer !For !Against !Competition !Date |
|---|
| January
|18 January 2013 |
| February
|27 February 2013 |
| March
|Bundesliga |9 March 2013 |
| April
|Bundesliga |6 April 2013 |
| May
|Bundesliga |18 May 2013 |
| June
|Friendly |22 June 2012 |
| style="font-weight: bold;"
!July |Friendly |27 July 2013 |
| August
|29 August 2013 |
| September
|28 September 2013 |
| October
|15 October 2013 |
| November
|9 November 2013 |
| December
|13 December 2013 |
=2014=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Month
!Scorer !For !Against !Competition !Date |
|---|
| January
|29 January 2014 |
| February
|26 February 2014 |
| March
|25 March 2014 |
| April
|20 April 2014 |
| May
|3 May 2014 |
| June
|30 June 2014 |
| style="font-weight: bold;"
!July |13 July 2014 |
| August
|17 August 2014 |
| September
|20 September 2014 |
| October
|2 October 2014 |
| November
|8 November 2014 |
| December
|19 December 2014 |
Details
The Goal of the Month Award and the Goal of the Year Award were incepted in 1971 by the German TV station ARD, back then one of only two public broadcasting agencies in Germany, in its Saturday evening "Sportschau" report in the channel of Das Erste. Each month, the GotM is held, and five especially spectacular, unusual or important goals are shortlisted for the viewers to vote on. Initially in the 1970s, votes were cast per mail, but nowadays votes are commonly cast per telephone or per Internet. The winner receives a golden plaque.
Up to 12 winners (usually less due to breaks in winter and summer) are eligible for the big annual event, the GotY Award. Again, the goal with the most votes wins. Parallel to this, the 10 annual winners may participate in the Goal of the Decade Award, and in 1999, the three Goals of the Decade of the 70s, 80s and 90s squared off for the Goal of the Century Award, see above.
Records
- first GotM winner: Gerhard Faltermeier of Jahn Regensburg
- most GotM: 10, Lukas Podolski, of which 8 were scored within only 27 months (January 2004 to April 2006)
- 7 GotM: Jürgen Klinsmann, between 1986 and 1999
- 6 GotM:
- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1979–1984)
- Mario Basler (1992–1999)
- Klaus Fischer (1975–2003)
- Fischer also holds the record for longest stretch between GotMs: 28 years, scoring in a "veterans match" between Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich on 30 July 2003, at age 53, in the 6th minute of the 0–1 (final 4–4) game, again with his trademark bicycle kick (awarded for the third time).
- 5 GotM:
- Gerd Müller (1972–1976)
- Rudi Völler (1987–1990)
- 4 GotM:
- Günter Netzer, Oliver Bierhoff and others
Teams (as of February 2011):
- 61 FC Bayern Munich
- 46 Men's national teams (FIFA team, Under 21 team, Olympic team)
- 35 Borussia Mönchengladbach
- 33 1. FC Köln
Most GotM per Team and Year:
- 6 Borussia Mönchengladbach (in 1973)
Additional notes
See also :Category:kicker-Torjägerkanone Award winners for the top scorer of each season.
References
External links
- [http://www.sportschau.de ARD-Sportschau] {{in lang|de}}
Category:Football in Germany lists