capocannoniere
{{Short description|Award by the Italian Footballers' Association}}
{{Italics title}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Paolo Rossi Award
| subheader =
| image = Gunnar Nordahl - AC Milan.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Gunnar Nordahl, by winning the capocannoniere award five times, is the pluricapocannoniere of Serie A, while playing at AC Milan.
| awarded_for = The leading goalscorer in a single Serie A season
| sponsor =
| country = Italy
| presenter = Italian Footballers' Association
| former name = Capocannoniere
| year = 2011
| holder = Mateo Retegui (2024–25)
| most_wins = Gunnar Nordahl (5)
}}
The capocannoniere award ({{IPA|it|ˌkapokannoˈnjɛːre|lang}}; {{literally|head gunner}}), known as Paolo Rossi Award since 2021,{{Cite web |date=3 August 2021 |title=Nasce il Premio Paolo Rossi |url=https://www.assocalciatori.it/news/nasce-il-premio-paolo-rossi |access-date=2 June 2025 |website=Associazione Italiana Calciatori) |language=it}} is awarded by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) to the highest goalscorer of each season in Italy's Serie A. From the 2010–11 season unti the change of denomination, it was called the AIC Award to the Top Scorer (Italian: Premio AIC al Capocannoniere in Italian). The award is currently held by Mateo Retegui, who scored 25 goals for Atalanta in the 2024–25 season.
The highest number of goals scored to win the Capocannoniere is 36, by Gino Rossetti for Torino in 1928–29, Gonzalo Higuaín for Napoli in 2015–16 and Ciro Immobile for Lazio in 2019–20. Ferenc Hirzer, Julio Libonatti and Gunnar Nordahl are in joint fourth place for this record; they each scored 35 goals for Juventus, Torino and Milan respectively.
Gunnar Nordahl of Milan has won the title of capocannoniere five times: 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54 and 1954–55, more than any other player in the history of Italian championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=174807/profile.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925203543/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=174807/profile.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 September 2015 |title=Serial-scoring Swede who inflamed Milan |publisher=FIFA |access-date=4 September 2013}}
Winners
Data relating to seasons prior to 1923–24 are incomplete or imprecise due to scarcity of sources.
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class="wikitable sortable" |
Season
!Player(s) !Nationality !Club(s) !data-sort-type="number"|Goals !Ref. |
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1898
Norman Victor Leaver | {{flag|Italy|1861}} {{ENG}} Genoa | {{center|2}} | |
1899
| {{CHE}} | {{center|2}} | |
1900
| colspan="5" | {{center|Unknown}} |
1901
| {{flag|Italy|1861}} | Juventus | {{center|4}} |
1902
| colspan="5" | {{center|Unknown}} |
1903
| colspan="5" | {{center|Unknown}} |
1904
| colspan="5" | {{center|Unknown}} |
1905
| colspan="5" | {{center|Unknown}} |
1906
| {{flag|Italy|1861}} | Milan | {{center|3}} |
1907
| {{CHE}} | Torino | {{center|7}} | |
1908
| {{flag|Italy|1861}} | {{center|4}} | |
1909
| {{flag|Italy|1861}} | {{center|9}} | |
1909–10
| colspan="5" | {{center|Unknown}} |
1910–11
| colspan="5" | {{center|Unknown}} |
1911–12
| colspan="5" | {{center|Unknown}} |
1912–13
| colspan="5" | {{center|Unknown}} |
1913–14
| colspan="5" | {{center|Unknown}} |
1914–15
| colspan="5" | {{center|Unknown}} |
1915–19
| colspan="5" align="center" | Not awarded |
1919–20
| colspan="5" | {{center|Unknown}} |
1920–21
| colspan="5" | {{center|Unknown}} |
1921–22 (FIGC)
| colspan="5" | {{center|Unknown}} |
1921–22 (CCI)
| colspan="5" | {{center|Unknown}} |
1922–23
|{{flag|Italy|1861}} | Lazio | {{center|24}} |
1923–24
|{{AUT}} | Torino | {{center|22}} |
1924–25
|{{flag|Italy|1861}} | Livorno | {{center|19}} |
1925–26
|{{flag|Hungary|1920}} | Juventus | {{center|35}} |
1926–27
|{{AUT}} | {{center|22}} |
1927–28
|{{flag|Italy|1861}}{{efn|name=fn1|Italian by naturalisation.}} | Torino | {{center|36}} |
1928–29
|{{flag|Italy|1861}} | Torino | {{center|36}} |
class="sortbottom"
! colspan="5" |Foundation of Serie A ! |
1929–30
|{{flag|Italy|1861}} | {{center|31}} | rowspan="80" |{{center|{{cite web |last=Di Maggio |first=Roberto |title=Italy - Serie A Top Scorers |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/italtops.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031163443/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/italtops.html |archive-date=31 October 2015 |access-date=2 June 2025 |website=RSSSF}}}} |
1930–31
|{{flag|Italy|1861}} | Roma | {{center|28}} |
1931–32
Pedro Petrone |{{flag|Italy|1861}} {{URU}} | Bologna Fiorentina | {{center|25}} |
1932–33
|{{flag|Italy|1861}} | Juventus | {{center|29}} |
1933–34
| Felice Borel (2) |{{flag|Italy|1861}} | Juventus | {{center|32}} |
1934–35
|{{flag|Italy|1861}}{{efn|name=fn1}} | Roma | {{center|28}} |
1935–36
| Giuseppe Meazza (2) |{{flag|Italy|1861}} | {{center|25}} |
1936–37
|{{flag|Italy|1861}} | Lazio |{{center|21}} |
1937–38
| Giuseppe Meazza (3) |{{flag|Italy|1861}} | {{center|20}} |
1938–39
Aldo Boffi | {{URU}} {{flag|Italy|1861}} | Bologna Milan | {{center|19}} |
1939–40
| Aldo Boffi (2) | {{flag|Italy|1861}} | Milan | {{center|24}} |
1940–41
| Ettore Puricelli (2) | {{flag|Italy|1861}}{{efn|name=fn1}} | Bologna | {{center|22}} |
1941–42
| Aldo Boffi (3) | {{flag|Italy|1861}} | Milan | {{center|22}} |
1942–43
| Silvio Piola (2) |{{flag|Italy|1861}} | Lazio | {{center|21}} |
1943–45
| colspan="4" align="center" | Not awarded |
1945–46
| {{flag|Italy|1861}} | Torino | {{center|22}} |
1946–47
| {{ITA}} | Torino | {{center|29}} |
1947–48
| {{ITA}} | Juventus | {{center|27}} |
1948–49
| {{flag|Hungary|1949}} | {{center|26}} |
1949–50
| {{SWE}} | Milan | {{center|35}} |
1950–51
| Gunnar Nordahl (2) | {{SWE}} | Milan | {{center|34}} |
1951–52
| {{DEN}} | Juventus | {{center|30}} |
1952–53
| Gunnar Nordahl (3) | {{SWE}} | Milan | {{center|26}} |
1953–54
| Gunnar Nordahl (4) | {{SWE}} | Milan | {{center|23}} |
1954–55
| Gunnar Nordahl (5) | {{SWE}} | Milan | {{center|27}} |
1955–56
| {{ITA}} | Bologna | {{center|29}} |
1956–57
| {{BRA}} | Roma | {{center|22}} |
1957–58
| {{WAL}} | Juventus | {{center|28}} |
1958–59
| {{ARG}} | {{center|33}} |
1959–60
| {{ARG}} | Juventus | {{center|28}} |
1960–61
| {{ITA}} | {{center|27}} |
1961–62
Aurelio Milani | {{ITA}}{{efn|name=fn1}} {{ITA}} | Milan Fiorentina | {{center|22}} |
1962–63
Pedro Manfredini |{{DEN}} {{ARG}} | Bologna Roma | {{center|19}} |
1963–64
| Harald Nielsen (2) |{{DEN}} | Bologna | {{center|21}} |
1964–65
Alberto Orlando |{{ITA}} {{ITA}} Fiorentina | {{center|17}} |
1965–66
|{{BRA}} | Vicenza | {{center|25}} |
1966–67
|{{ITA}} | Cagliari | {{center|18}} |
1967–68
|{{ITA}} | Milan | {{center|15}} |
1968–69
| Gigi Riva (2) |{{ITA}} | Cagliari | {{center|21}} |
1969–70
| Gigi Riva (3) |{{ITA}} | Cagliari | {{center|21}} |
1970–71
|{{ITA}} | {{center|24}} |
1971–72
| Roberto Boninsegna (2) |{{ITA}} | {{center|22}} |
1972–73
Paolino Pulici Gianni Rivera |{{ITA}} {{ITA}} {{ITA}} | Bologna Torino Milan | {{center|17}} |
1973–74
|{{ITA}} | Lazio | {{center|24}} |
1974–75
| Paolino Pulici (2) |{{ITA}} | Torino | {{center|18}} |
1975–76
| Paolino Pulici (3) |{{ITA}} | Torino | {{center|21}} |
1976–77
|{{ITA}} | Torino | {{center|21}} |
1977–78
|{{ITA}} | Vicenza | {{center|24}} |
1978–79
|{{ITA}} | Lazio | {{center|19}} |
1979–80
|{{ITA}} | Juventus | {{center|16}} |
1980–81
|{{ITA}} | Roma | {{center|18}} |
1981–82
| Roberto Pruzzo (2) |{{ITA}} | Roma | {{center|15}} |
1982–83
|{{FRA}} | Juventus | {{center|16}} |
1983–84
| Michel Platini (2) |{{FRA}} | Juventus | {{center|20}} |
1984–85
| Michel Platini (3) |{{FRA}} | Juventus | {{center|18}} |
1985–86
| Roberto Pruzzo (3) |{{ITA}} | Roma | {{center|19}} |
1986–87
|{{ITA}} | Milan | {{center|17}} |
1987–88
|{{ARG}} | Napoli | {{center|15}} |
1988–89
|{{ITA}} | {{center|22}} |
1989–90
|{{NLD}} | Milan | {{center|19}} |
1990–91
|{{ITA}} | {{center|19}} |
1991–92
| Marco van Basten (2) |{{NLD}} | Milan | {{center|25}} |
1992–93
|{{ITA}} | Lazio | {{center|26}} |
1993–94
| Giuseppe Signori (2) |{{ITA}} | Lazio | {{center|23}} |
1994–95
|{{ARG}} | {{center|26}} |
1995–96
Giuseppe Signori (3) |{{ITA}} {{ITA}} | Bari Lazio | {{center|24}} |
1996–97
|{{ITA}} | Atalanta | {{center|24}} |
1997–98
|{{GER}} | Udinese | {{center|27}} |
1998–99
|{{BRA}} | Udinese | {{center|22}} |
1999–2000
|{{UKR}} | Milan | {{center|24}} |
2000–01
|{{ARG}} | Lazio | {{center|26}} |
2001–02
Dario Hübner |{{FRA}} {{ITA}} | Juventus Piacenza | {{center|24}} |
2002–03
|{{ITA}} | {{center|24}} |
2003–04
| Andriy Shevchenko (2) |{{UKR}} | Milan | {{center|24}} |
2004–05
|{{ITA}} | Livorno | {{center|24}} |
2005–06
| bgcolor=#FFD700|Luca Toni |{{ITA}} | {{center|31}} |
2006–07
| bgcolor=#FFD700|Francesco Totti |{{ITA}} | Roma | {{center|26}} |
2007–08
|{{ITA}} | Juventus | {{center|21}} |
2008–09
|{{SWE}} | {{center|25}} |
2009–10
|{{ITA}} | Udinese | {{center|29}} |
class="sortbottom"
! colspan="5" |AIC Award to the Top Scorer ! |
2010–11
| Antonio Di Natale (2) |{{ITA}} | Udinese | {{center|28}} |
2011–12
| Zlatan Ibrahimović (2) |{{SWE}} | Milan | {{center|28}} |
2012–13
|{{URU}} | Napoli | {{center|29}} |
2013–14
|{{ITA}} | Torino | {{center|22}} |
2014–15
Luca Toni (2) |{{ARG}} {{ITA}} Hellas Verona | {{center|22}} |
2015–16
| {{ARG}} | Napoli | {{center|36}} |
2016–17
| {{BIH}} | Roma | {{center|29}} |
2017–18
| Mauro Icardi (2) Ciro Immobile (2) |{{ARG}} {{ITA}} Lazio | {{center|29}} |
2018–19
|{{ITA}} | {{center|26}} |
2019–20
| bgcolor=#FFD700|Ciro Immobile (3) |{{ITA}} | Lazio | {{center|36}} |
class="sortbottom"
! colspan="5" |Paolo Rossi Award ! |
2020–21
|{{POR}} | Juventus | {{center|29}} |
2021–22
| Ciro Immobile (4) |{{ITA}} | Lazio | {{center|27}} |
2022–23
|{{NGA}} | Napoli | {{center|26}} |
2023–24
|{{ARG}} | {{center|24}} |
2024–25
|{{ITA}}{{efn|name=fn1}} | Atalanta | {{center|25}} |
Statistics
= Wins by player (multiple) =
The capocannonieri are unknown for 15 seasons.
class="wikitable"
!Awards !Player !Club(s) !Country !Seasons | ||||
align="center" | 5 | Gunnar Nordahl | Milan | {{SWE}} | 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55 |
align="center" | 4 | |Ciro Immobile | Torino, Lazio | {{ITA}} | 2013–14, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2021–22 |
rowspan="7" align="center" | 3 | Giuseppe Meazza | Internazionale | {{ITA}} | 1929–30, 1935–36, 1937–38 |
Aldo Boffi | Milan | {{ITA}} | 1938–39, 1939–40, 1941–42 | |
Gigi Riva | Cagliari | {{ITA}} | 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70 | |
Paolo Pulici | Torino | {{ITA}} | 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76 | |
Roberto Pruzzo | Roma | {{ITA}} | 1980–81, 1981–82, 1985–86 | |
Michel Platini | Juventus | {{FRA}} | 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85 | |
Giuseppe Signori | Lazio | {{ITA}} | 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96 | |
rowspan="12" align="center" |2
|{{ITA}} |1970–71, 1971–72 | ||||
Felice Borel
|{{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} |1932–33, 1933-34 | ||||
Antonio Di Natale
|{{ITA}} |2009–10, 2010-11 | ||||
Zlatan Ibrahimović
|{{SWE}} | ||||
Mauro Icardi
|{{ARG}} | ||||
Harald Nielsen
|{{DEN}} | ||||
Silvio Piola
|{{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | ||||
rowspan="2" |Ettore Puricelli
| rowspan="2" |Bologna |{{flag|Uruguay}} | ||||
{{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} | ||||
Andriy Shevchenko
|{{flag|Ukraine}} | ||||
Luca Toni
|{{ITA}} | ||||
Marco van Basten
|{{NLD}} |
= Wins by club =
File:Ibra milan.JPG players, the most recent being Zlatan Ibrahimović in 2012]]
The players' clubs are unknown for 15 seasons. Current Serie A teams are shown in bold.
class="sortable wikitable"
!Club !Total |
Milan
| align=center| 18 |
Juventus
| align=center| 15 |
Internazionale
| align=center| 15 |
Lazio
| align=center| 12 |
Torino
| align=center| 11 |
Roma
| align=center| 9 |
Bologna
| align=center| 7 |
Fiorentina
| align=center| 5 |
Napoli
| align=center| 4 |
Udinese
| align=center| 4 |
Cagliari
| align=center| 3 |
Sampdoria
| align=center| 3 |
Atalanta
| align=center| 2 |
Internazionale Torino
| align=center| 2 |
Livorno
| align=center| 2 |
US Milanese
| align=center| 2 |
Vicenza
| align=center| 2 |
Bari
| align=center| 1 |
Genoa
| align=center| 1 |
Piacenza
| align=center| 1 |
Hellas Verona
| align=center| 1 |
= Wins by country =
File:Lautaro Martínez (cropped).jpg of Internazionale in 2024.]]
The nationalities are unknown for 15 seasons.
class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center"
!Country !Total |
align=left |{{ITA}}
|74 |
align=left |{{ARG}}
|10 |
align=left |{{SWE}}
|7 |
align=left |{{FRA}}
|4 |
align=left |{{BRA}}
|3 |
align=left |{{DEN}}
|3 |
align=left |{{URU}}
|3 |
align=left |{{AUT}}
|2 |
align=left |{{HUN}}
|2 |
align=left |{{NED}}
|2 |
align=left |{{CHE}}
|2 |
align=left |{{UKR}}
|2 |
align=left |{{BIH}}
|1 |
align=left |{{ENG}}
|1 |
align=left |{{GER}}
|1 |
align=left |{{WAL}}
|1 |
align=left |{{POR}}
|1 |
align=left |{{NGA}}
|1 |
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/italtops.html Italy – Serie A Top Scorers] at RSSSF.com
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