MLS Golden Boot

The MLS Golden Boot (currently commercially termed "Audi Golden Boot") has been awarded since the 2005 season to Major League Soccer's regular–season leading scorer. The award replaced the MLS Scoring Champion Award that was awarded since the league's inception in 1996.

1996–2004

Prior to 2005 MLS used a point system that awarded two points for a goal and one point for an assist to give the MLS Scoring Champion Award.

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Season !Player(s) !Club(s) !Goals (2 points) !Assists (1 point) !Points
align=center\|1996 \|{{Flagicon\|USA}} Roy Lassiter \|Tampa Bay Mutiny \|align=center\|27 \|align=center\|4 \|align=center\|58
align=center\|1997 \|{{Flagicon\|USA}} Preki \|Kansas City Wizards \|align=center\|12 \|align=center\|17 \|align=center\|41
align=center\|1998 \|{{Flagicon\|TRI}} Stern John \|Columbus Crew \|align=center\|26 \|align=center\|5 \|align=center\|57
align=center\|1999 \|{{Flagicon\|USA}} Jason Kreis \|Dallas Burn \|align=center\|18 \|align=center\|15 \|align=center\|51
align=center\|2000 \|{{Flagicon\|SEN}} Mamadou Diallo \|Tampa Bay Mutiny \|align=center\|26 \|align=center\|4 \|align=center\|56
align=center\|2001 \|{{Flagicon\|HON\|1949}} Alex Pineda Chacón \|Miami Fusion \|align=center\|19 \|align=center\|9 \|align=center\|47
align=center\|2002 \|{{Flagicon\|USA}} Taylor Twellman \|New England Revolution \|align=center\|23 \|align=center\|6 \|align=center\|52
align=center\|2003 \|{{Flagicon\|USA}} Preki (2) \|Kansas City Wizards \|align=center\|12 \|align=center\|17 \|align=center\|41
align=center\|2004 \|{{Flagicon\|HON\|1949}} Amado Guevara {{Flagicon\|USA}} Pat Noonan \|MetroStars New England Revolution \|align=center\|10 11 \|align=center\|10 8 \|align=center\|30

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Season

!Player(s)

!Club(s)

!Goals (2 points)

!Assists (1 point)

!Points

align=center|1996

|{{Flagicon|USA}} Roy Lassiter

|Tampa Bay Mutiny

|align=center|27

|align=center|4

|align=center|58

align=center|1997

|{{Flagicon|USA}} Preki

|Kansas City Wizards

|align=center|12

|align=center|17

|align=center|41

align=center|1998

|{{Flagicon|TRI}} Stern John

|Columbus Crew

|align=center|26

|align=center|5

|align=center|57

align=center|1999

|{{Flagicon|USA}} Jason Kreis

|Dallas Burn

|align=center|18

|align=center|15

|align=center|51

align=center|2000

|{{Flagicon|SEN}} Mamadou Diallo

|Tampa Bay Mutiny

|align=center|26

|align=center|4

|align=center|56

align=center|2001

|{{Flagicon|HON|1949}} Alex Pineda Chacón

|Miami Fusion

|align=center|19

|align=center|9

|align=center|47

align=center|2002

|{{Flagicon|USA}} Taylor Twellman

|New England Revolution

|align=center|23

|align=center|6

|align=center|52

align=center|2003

|{{Flagicon|USA}} Preki (2)

|Kansas City Wizards

|align=center|12

|align=center|17

|align=center|41

align=center|2004

|{{Flagicon|HON|1949}} Amado Guevara
{{Flagicon|USA}} Pat Noonan

|MetroStars
New England Revolution

|align=center|10
11

|align=center|10
8

|align=center|30

2005–present

File:Mex-Kor_(21)_(cropped).jpg scored a record 34 goals for Los Angeles FC during the 2019 season.]]

File:Chris Wondolowski.jpg is a two-time winner of the Golden Boot award and the all-time top scorer in MLS history.]]

Since 2005 Major League Soccer has awarded the MLS Golden Boot to the player who has scored the most goals outright, with ties being broken by assists.{{cite web| url = https://www.mlssoccer.com/history/honors/mls-golden-boot| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160117021709/http://www.mlssoccer.com/history/honors/mls-golden-boot| archive-date = 2016-01-17| title = MLS Golden Boot winners {{!}} MLSsoccer.com}}

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Season !Player !Club !Goals !Games !Rate
align=center\|2005 \|{{Flagicon\|United States}} Taylor Twellman (2) \|New England Revolution \|align=center\|17 \|align=center\|25 \|align=center\|0.68
align=center\|2006 \|{{Flagicon\|USA}} Jeff Cunningham \|Real Salt Lake \|align=center\|16 \|align=center\|31 \|align=center\|0.52
align=center\|2007 \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} Luciano Emilio \|D.C. United \|align=center\|20 \|align=center\|29 \|align=center\|0.69
align=center\|2008 \|{{Flagicon\|USA}} Landon Donovan \|Los Angeles Galaxy \|align=center\|20 \|align=center\|25 \|align=center\|0.80
align=center\|2009 \|{{Flagicon\|USA}} Jeff Cunningham (2) \|FC Dallas \|align=center\|17 \|align=center\|28 \|align=center\|0.61
align=center\|2010 \|{{Flagicon\|USA}} Chris Wondolowski \|San Jose Earthquakes \|align=center\|18 \|align=center\|28 \|align=center\|0.64
align=center\|2011 \|{{Flagicon\|CAN}} Dwayne De Rosario \|D.C. United \|align=center\|{{abbr\|16\|1 for Toronto, 2 for New York, 13 for D.C.}} \|align=center\|33 \|align=center\|0.48
align=center\|2012 \|{{Flagicon\|USA}} Chris Wondolowski (2) \|San Jose Earthquakes \|align=center\|27 \|align=center\|32 \|align=center\|0.84
align=center\|2013 \|{{Flagicon\|BRA}} Camilo Sanvezzo \|Vancouver Whitecaps FC \|align=center\|22 \|align=center\|32 \|align=center\|0.69
align=center\|2014 \|{{Flagicon\|ENG}} Bradley Wright-Phillips \|New York Red Bulls \|align=center\|27 \|align=center\|32 \|align=center\|0.84
align=center\|2015 \|{{Flagicon\|ITA}} Sebastian Giovinco \|Toronto FC \|align=center\|22 \|align=center\|33 \|align=center\|0.67
align=center\|2016 \|{{Flagicon\|ENG}} Bradley Wright-Phillips (2) \|New York Red Bulls \|align=center\|24 \|align=center\|34 \|align=center\|0.71
align=center\|2017 \|{{Flagicon\|HUN}} Nemanja Nikolić \|Chicago Fire \|align=center\|24 \|align=center\|33 \|align=center\|0.73
align=center\|2018 \|{{Flagicon\|VEN}} Josef Martínez \|Atlanta United FC \|align=center\|31 \|align=center\|34 \|align=center\|0.91
align=center\|2019 \|{{Flagicon\|MEX}} Carlos Vela \|Los Angeles FC \|align=center\|34 \|align=center\|31 \|align=center\|1.10
align=center\|2020 \|{{Flagicon\|URU}} Diego Rossi \|Los Angeles FC \|align=center\|14 \|align=center\|19 \|align=center\|0.74
align=center\|2021 \|{{Flagicon\|ARG}} Taty Castellanos \|New York City FC \|align=center\|19 \|align=center\|32 \|align=center\|0.59
align=center\|2022 \|{{Flagicon\|GER}} Hany Mukhtar \|Nashville SC \|align=center\|23 \|align=center\|33 \|align=center\|0.70
align=center\|2023 \|{{Flagicon\|GAB}} Denis Bouanga \|Los Angeles FC \|align=center\|20 \|align=center\|31 \|align=center\|0.65
align=center\|2024 \|{{Flagicon\|BEL}} Christian Benteke \|D.C. United \|align=center\|23 \|align=center\|30 \|align=center\|0.77

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Season

!Player

!Club

!Goals

!Games

!Rate

align=center|2005

|{{Flagicon|United States}} Taylor Twellman (2)

|New England Revolution

|align=center|17