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CSL Golden Boot

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CSL Golden Boot
Awarded forMost goals in a season
CountryCanada
First awarded1998
Last awarded2024
Currently held byNikola Timotijević
Most awardsSerhiy Ivlyev
Gus Kouzmanis 2

The Canadian Soccer League Golden Boot is an annual Canadian soccer award given to the top goalscorer for each season in the Canadian Soccer League. The Golden Boot was awarded in 1998 when the Canadian National Soccer League merged with the stillborn Ontario Professional Soccer League to form the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[1] The highest ranked CSL Golden Boot goalscorer is Gus Kouzmanis with 33 goals during the league's inaugural season.[2] Kouzmanis and Serhiy Ivlyev have won the award the most times (2) with Kouzmanis in the 1998, and 2000 seasons and Ivlyev in the 2016 and 2023 seasons.[3][4] Players from twelve countries, other than Canada, have won the Golden Boot including Croatia (Tihomir Maletic, 2010, Dražen Vuković, 2012, Marin Vučemilović-Grgić 2014), Serbia (Aleksandar Stojiljković, 2017, Vladimir Strizovic, 2022), Ukraine (Serhiy Ivlyev, 2016, 2023, Mykola Temnyuk 2019), Trinidad and Tobago (Kevin Nelson, 2001), England (Darren Tilley, 2002), Jamaica (Richard West, 2015), Northern Ireland (Paul Munster, 2004), United States (Aaron Byrd, 2005), Romania (Gabriel Pop, 2006), France (Guillaume Surot, 2014),[5] Ghana (Sani Dey, 2018), and Central African Republic (Moussa Limane, 2020) The club with the most top goalscorers is the Toronto/Mississauga Olympians with four wins followed by London City, Scarborough SC, Serbian White Eagles, and Trois-Rivières Attak with two.

Winners

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Season Player Team Goals Ref(s)
1998 Canada Gus Kouzmanis Toronto Olympians 33 [6]
1999 Canada Eddy Berdusco Toronto Olympians 24
2000 Canada Gus Kouzmanis Toronto Olympians 12
2001 Trinidad and Tobago Kevin Nelson Ottawa Wizards 23 [7]
2002 England Darren Tilley Mississauga Olympians 20 [8]
2003 Canada Carlo Arghittu St. Catharines Wolves 18 [9]
2004 Northern Ireland Paul Munster London City 25 [10]
2005 United States Aaron Byrd Windsor Border Stars 17 [11]
2006 Romania Gabriel Pop Serbian White Eagles 27 [12][13]
2007 Canada Nicolas Lesage Trois-Rivières Attak 20 [12]
2008 Canada Daniel Nascimento Brampton Lions 18 [14]
2009 Canada Reda Agourram Trois-Rivieres Attak 13 [15]
2010 Croatia Tihomir Maletic Toronto Croatia 17 [16]
2011 Canada Stefan Vukovic TFC Academy 18 [17]
2012 Croatia Dražen Vuković SC Waterloo 20 [18]
2013 France Guillaume Surot Kingston FC 28 [19]
2014 Croatia Marin Vučemilović-Grgić London City 20 [20]
2015 Jamaica Richard West York Region Shooters 23 [21]
2016 Ukraine Serhiy Ivlyev FC Ukraine United 15 [22]
2017 Serbia Aleksandar Stojiljković Scarborough SC 17 [23]
2018 Ghana Sani Dey[24] Hamilton City SC 13 [25]
2019 Ukraine Mykola Temnyuk FC Vorkuta 18 [26]
2020 Central African Republic Moussa Limane Scarborough SC 7 [27]
2021 Wabila Wallace Atletico Sporting Toronto 7
2022 Serbia Vladimir Strizović Serbian White Eagles 8 [28]
2023 Ukraine Serhiy Ivlyev Dynamo Toronto 13 [4]
2024 Serbia Nikola Timotijević Serbian White Eagles 13 [29][30]

Awards won by club

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Rank Club Total
1
 Toronto/Mississauga Olympians
4
2
 Serbian White Eagles
3
2
 London City
2
2
 Scarborough SC
2
2
 Trois-Rivieres Attak
2
3
 Brampton United
1
3
 FC Ukraine United
1
3
 FC Vorkuta
1
3
 Hamilton City SC
1
3
 Kingston FC
1
3
 Ottawa Wizards
1
3
 SC Waterloo Region
1
3
 St. Catharines Wolves
1
3
 TFC Academy
1
3
 Toronto Croatia
1
3
 Windsor Border Stars
1
3
 York Region Shooters
1
Total 25

Awards won by nationality

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Rank Country Total
1
 Canada Canada
8
2
 Croatia Croatia
3
2
 Ukraine Ukraine
3
2
 Serbia Serbia
3
4
 Central African Republic Central African Republic
1
4
 England England
1
4
 France France
1
4
 Ghana Ghana
1
4
 Jamaica Jamaica
1
4
 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
1
4
 Romania Romania
1
4
 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
1
4
 United States United States
1
Total 26

See also

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References

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  3. ^ Rumleski, Kathy (2 October 2000). "LFP Sports: Croatia bags Primus Cup by upsetting Olympians". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
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  5. ^ "Waterloo ends Kingston FC's run". The Kingston Whig-Standard. November 14, 2013. p. 13.
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  30. ^ Orošić, Miloš (3 October 2024). "Ipak su Srpski orlovi najbolji! Definitivno smo fudbalska nacija, ni Kanađani im ne mogu ništa!" [Serbian Eagles are the best after all! We are definitely a soccer nation, not even the Canadians can do anything to them!] (in Serbian). Republika. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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