Capocannoniere
Paolo Rossi Award | |
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Awarded for | The leading goalscorer in a single Serie A season |
Country | Italy |
Presented by | Italian Footballers' Association |
Formerly called | Capocannoniere |
First awarded | 1898 |
Currently held by | Cristiano Ronaldo (2020–21) |
Most awards | Gunnar Nordahl (5) |
The Capocannoniere award (Italian: [ˌkapokanːoˈnjɛːre]; literally "head gunner"), known as Paolo Rossi Award[1] since 2021, is awarded by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) to the highest goalscorer of each season in Italy's Serie A. The award is currently held by Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 29 goals for Juventus in the 2020–21 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.[2]
Winners[]
Data relating to seasons prior to 1923–24 are incomplete or imprecise due to scarcity of sources.
- Key
Season | Player(s) | Nationality | Club(s) | Goals[3] |
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1898 | Edoardo Bosio |
Italy England |
Genoa Internazionale Torino |
2 |
1899 | Switzerland | Internazionale Torino | 2 | |
1900 | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1901 | Umberto Malvano | Italy | Juventus | 4 |
1902 | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1903 | Unknown | N/A | Juventus | N/A |
1904 | Unknown | N/A | Juventus | N/A |
1905 | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1906 | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1907 | Switzerland | Torino | 7 | |
1908 | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1909 | Italy | US Milanese | 9 | |
1909–10 | Ernest Peterly | Switzerland | Internazionale | 23 |
1910–11 | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1911–12 | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1912–13 | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1913–14 | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1914–15 | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1915–19 | Not awarded | |||
1919–20 | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1920–21 | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1921–22 (FIGC) | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1921–22 (CCI) | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1922–23 | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1923–24 | Heinrich Schönfeld | Austria | Torino | 22 |
1924–25 | Mario Magnozzi | Italy | Livorno | 19 |
1925–26 | Ferenc Hirzer | Hungary | Juventus | 35 |
1926–27 | Anton Powolny | Austria | Internazionale | 22 |
1927–28 | Julio Libonatti | Argentina/ Italy | Torino | 35 |
1928–29 | Gino Rossetti | Italy | Torino | 36 |
Foundation of Serie A | ||||
1929–30 | Giuseppe Meazza | Italy | Ambrosiana-Inter | 31 |
1930–31 | Rodolfo Volk | Italy | Roma | 29 |
1931–32 | Angelo Schiavio Pedro Petrone |
Italy Uruguay |
Bologna Fiorentina |
25 |
1932–33 | Felice Borel | Italy | Juventus | 29 |
1933–34 | Felice Borel | Italy | Juventus | 31 |
1934–35 | Enrique Guaita | Argentina/ Italy | Roma | 28 |
1935–36 | Giuseppe Meazza | Italy | Ambrosiana-Inter | 25 |
1936–37 | Silvio Piola | Italy | Lazio | 21 |
1937–38 | Giuseppe Meazza | Italy | Ambrosiana-Inter | 20 |
1938–39 | Ettore Puricelli Aldo Boffi |
Uruguay/ Italy Italy |
Bologna Milan |
19 |
1939–40 | Aldo Boffi | Italy | Milan | 24 |
1940–41 | Ettore Puricelli | Uruguay/ Italy | Bologna | 22 |
1941–42 | Aldo Boffi | Italy | Milan | 22 |
1942–43 | Silvio Piola | Italy | Lazio | 21 |
1943–45 | Not awarded | |||
1945–46 | Guglielmo Gabetto | Italy | Torino | 22 |
1946–47 | Valentino Mazzola | Italy | Torino | 29 |
1947–48 | Giampiero Boniperti | Italy | Juventus | 27 |
1948–49 | István Nyers | Hungary | Internazionale | 26 |
1949–50 | Gunnar Nordahl | Sweden | Milan | 35 |
1950–51 | Gunnar Nordahl | Sweden | Milan | 34 |
1951–52 | John Hansen | Denmark | Juventus | 30 |
1952–53 | Gunnar Nordahl | Sweden | Milan | 26 |
1953–54 | Gunnar Nordahl | Sweden | Milan | 23 |
1954–55 | Gunnar Nordahl | Sweden | Milan | 27 |
1955–56 | Gino Pivatelli | Italy | Bologna | 29 |
1956–57 | Dino da Costa | Brazil/ Italy | Roma | 22 |
1957–58 | John Charles | Wales | Juventus | 28 |
1958–59 | Antonio Valentín Angelillo | Argentina | Internazionale | 33 |
1959–60 | Omar Sívori | Argentina | Juventus | 28 |
1960–61 | Sergio Brighenti | Italy | Sampdoria | 27 |
1961–62 | José Altafini Aurelio Milani |
Brazil/ Italy Italy |
Milan Fiorentina |
22 |
1962–63 | Harald Nielsen Pedro Manfredini |
Denmark Argentina |
Bologna Roma |
19 |
1963–64 | Harald Nielsen | Denmark | Bologna | 21 |
1964–65 | Sandro Mazzola Alberto Orlando |
Italy Italy |
Internazionale Fiorentina |
17 |
1965–66 | Luís Vinício | Brazil | Vicenza | 25 |
1966–67 | Gigi Riva | Italy | Cagliari | 18 |
1967–68 | Pierino Prati | Italy | Milan | 15 |
1968–69 | Gigi Riva | Italy | Cagliari | 21 |
1969–70 | Gigi Riva | Italy | Cagliari | 21 |
1970–71 | Roberto Boninsegna | Italy | Internazionale | 24 |
1971–72 | Roberto Boninsegna | Italy | Internazionale | 22 |
1972–73 | Giuseppe Savoldi Paolino Pulici Gianni Rivera |
Italy Italy Italy |
Bologna Torino Milan |
17 |
1973–74 | Giorgio Chinaglia | Italy | Lazio | 24 |
1974–75 | Paolino Pulici | Italy | Torino | 18 |
1975–76 | Paolino Pulici | Italy | Torino | 21 |
1976–77 | Francesco Graziani | Italy | Torino | 21 |
1977–78 | Paolo Rossi | Italy | Vicenza | 24 |
1978–79 | Bruno Giordano | Italy | Lazio | 19 |
1979–80 | Roberto Bettega | Italy | Juventus | 16 |
1980–81 | Roberto Pruzzo | Italy | Roma | 18 |
1981–82 | Roberto Pruzzo | Italy | Roma | 15 |
1982–83 | Michel Platini | France | Juventus | 16 |
1983–84 | Michel Platini | France | Juventus | 20 |
1984–85 | Michel Platini | France | Juventus | 18 |
1985–86 | Roberto Pruzzo | Italy | Roma | 19 |
1986–87 | Pietro Paolo Virdis | Italy | Milan | 17 |
1987–88 | Diego Maradona | Argentina | Napoli | 15 |
1988–89 | Aldo Serena | Italy | Internazionale | 22 |
1989–90 | Marco van Basten | Netherlands | Milan | 19 |
1990–91 | Gianluca Vialli | Italy | Sampdoria | 19 |
1991–92 | Marco van Basten | Netherlands | Milan | 25 |
1992–93 | Giuseppe Signori | Italy | Lazio | 26 |
1993–94 | Giuseppe Signori | Italy | Lazio | 23 |
1994–95 | Gabriel Batistuta | Argentina | Fiorentina | 26 |
1995–96 | Igor Protti Giuseppe Signori |
Italy Italy |
Bari Lazio |
24 |
1996–97 | Filippo Inzaghi | Italy | Atalanta | 24 |
1997–98 | Oliver Bierhoff | Germany | Udinese | 27 |
1998–99 | Márcio Amoroso | Brazil | Udinese | 22 |
1999–2000 | Andriy Shevchenko | Ukraine | Milan | 24 |
2000–01 | Hernán Crespo | Argentina | Lazio | 26 |
2001–02 | David Trezeguet Dario Hübner |
France Italy |
Juventus Piacenza |
24 |
2002–03 | Christian Vieri | Italy | Internazionale | 24 |
2003–04 | Andriy Shevchenko | Ukraine | Milan | 24 |
2004–05 | Cristiano Lucarelli | Italy | Livorno | 24 |
2005–06 | Luca Toni | Italy | Fiorentina | 31 |
2006–07 | Francesco Totti | Italy | Roma | 26 |
2007–08 | Alessandro Del Piero | Italy | Juventus | 21 |
2008–09 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Sweden | Internazionale | 25 |
2009–10 | Antonio Di Natale | Italy | Udinese | 29 |
2010–11 | Antonio Di Natale | Italy | Udinese | 28 |
2011–12 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Sweden | Milan | 28 |
2012–13 | Edinson Cavani | Uruguay | Napoli | 29 |
2013–14 | Ciro Immobile | Italy | Torino | 22 |
2014–15 | Mauro Icardi Luca Toni |
Argentina Italy |
Internazionale Hellas Verona |
22 |
2015–16 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Argentina | Napoli | 36 |
2016–17 | Edin Džeko | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Roma | 29 |
2017–18 | Mauro Icardi Ciro Immobile |
Argentina Italy |
Internazionale Lazio |
29 |
2018–19 | Fabio Quagliarella | Italy | Sampdoria | 26 |
2019–20 | Ciro Immobile | Italy | Lazio | 36 |
Renamed as Paolo Rossi Award | ||||
2020–21 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Juventus | 29 |
Awards won by player[]
For 17 seasons the capocannonieri are unknown.
Rank | Player | Club | Country | Titles | Seasons |
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1 | Gunnar Nordahl | Milan | Sweden | 5 | 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55 |
2 | Giuseppe Meazza | Internazionale | Italy | 3 | 1929–30, 1935–36, 1937–38 |
Aldo Boffi | Milan | Italy | 3 | 1938–39, 1939–40, 1941–42 | |
Gigi Riva | Cagliari | Italy | 3 | 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70 | |
Paolo Pulici | Torino | Italy | 3 | 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76 | |
Roberto Pruzzo | Roma | Italy | 3 | 1980–81, 1981–82, 1985–86 | |
Michel Platini | Juventus | France | 3 | 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85 | |
Giuseppe Signori | Lazio | Italy | 3 | 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96 | |
Ciro Immobile | Lazio | Italy | 3 | 2013–14, 2017–18, 2019–20 |
Awards won by club[]
For 15 seasons the clubs are unknown.
Club | Total |
---|---|
Juventus | 17 |
Milan | 17 |
Internazionale | 15 |
Torino | 11 |
Lazio | 10 |
Roma | 9 |
Bologna | 7 |
Fiorentina | 5 |
Udinese | 4 |
Cagliari | 3 |
Napoli | 3 |
Sampdoria | 3 |
Internazionale Torino | 2 |
Livorno | 2 |
Vicenza | 2 |
Atalanta | 1 |
Bari | 1 |
Genoa | 1 |
US Milanese | 1 |
Piacenza | 1 |
Hellas Verona | 1 |
Awards won by nationality[]
For 17 seasons the nationalities are unknown.
Country | Total |
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Italy | 73 (6 oriundi) |
Argentina | 11 (2 oriundi) |
Sweden | 7 |
France | 4 |
Uruguay | 4 (2 oriundi) |
Brazil | 3 (2 oriundi) |
Denmark | 3 |
Switzerland | 3 |
Austria | 2 |
Hungary | 2 |
Netherlands | 2 |
Ukraine | 2 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
England | 1 |
Germany | 1 |
Wales | 1 |
Portugal | 1 |
See also[]
- Pichichi Trophy
- Premier League Golden Boot
- Bola de Prata (Portugal)
- Gol Kralı
- List of Bundesliga top scorers by season
- List of La Liga top scorers
- European Golden Shoe
- Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot
- List of Ligue 1 top scorers
References[]
- ^ THE PAOLO ROSSI AWARD IS BORN (in Italian). AIC
- ^ "Serial-scoring Swede who inflamed Milan". FIFA. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Italy - Serie A Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
External links[]
- Italy – Serie A Top Scorers at RSSSF.com
- Serie A records and statistics
- Serie A football trophies and awards
- Association football in Italy lists
- Lists of association football league top scorers in Europe