GCC Golden Boot

The Arabian Golden Boot is an award for the top scorer in the Arabian Leagues. Established in 1979–80 by the Lebanese magazine event "Al Hadath Sports", the award is presented annually to the best scorer.

GCC Golden Boot
Awarded for	Leading goalscorer from the top division of every Arabian Leagues
Presented by	Al Hadath Sports (1980–present)
First award	1980 (awarded for most goals scored in the 1979–80 season)
Currently held by	Cristiano Ronaldo (2 awards)
Most wins	Asamoah Gyan (3 awards)

Winners

Majed Abdullah won the award in 1981,1989 & 2nd 1986.

Asamoah Gyan has won the most Arabian Golden Shoe 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14.

Gabriel Batistuta won the award in 2004.

Fahad Khamees won the award in 1983.

Hamzah Idris won the award in 2000 (33 goal).

Kuwait won the first award in 1980.

Qatar won the highest rate of goals in 1986.

KSA Players, won the award 8 times.

UAE League scorers, won the award 10 times.

No.	Season	Player	Club	Goals	Matches	Average
1	1979–80	Jasem Yaqoub	Qadsia	31	26	1.19
2	1980–81	Majed Abdullah	Al Nassr	21	18	1.16
3	1981–82	Mansour Muftah	Al Rayyan	18	12	1.50
4	1982–83	Fahad Khamees	Al Wasl	20	18	1.11
		Ahmed Abdullah	Al Ain	20	18	1.11
5	1983–84	Talib Hussein	Al Sulaibikhat	23	26	0.88
6	1984–85	Ali Shwired	Oman	24	22	1.10
7	1985–86	Mansour Muftah	Al Rayyan	22	14	1.57
8	1986–87	Mohammad Swaid	Al Ittihad	17	22	0.77
		Younis Amaan	Dhofar	17	22	0.77
9	1987–88	Zuhair Bakheet	Al Wasl	25	22	1.13
		Lutfi Senhaji	Al Nasr	25	22	1.13
10	1988–89	Majed Abdullah	Al Nassr	19	22	0.86
11	1989–90	Khaled Al Aqouri[note 1]	Al Ramtha	16	18	0.83
12	1990–91	Fahad Al-Mehallel	Al Shabab	20	25	0.80
13	1991–92	Sharaf Mahfoud[note 2]	Al Tilal	30	30	1.00
		Mohammad Afash[note 3]	Al Ittihad	19	22	0.86
14	1992–93	Saif Sultan	Al Ain	22	22	1.00
		Mubarak Mustafa	Al Arabi	22	22	1.00
15	1993–94	Abdulaziz Mohamed	Sharjah	18	22	0.81[3]
16	1994–95	Omar El Alamein	Al Nasr	30	22	1.15
17	1995–96	Ricky Owubokiri	Al Arabi	16	22	0.72
18	1996–97	Ahmed Bahja	Al Ittihad	25	25	1.00
19	1997–98	Ali Marwi	Al Salmiya	29	26	1.11
20	1998–99	Obeid Al-Dosari	Al Wehda	20	22	0.90
21	1999–00	Hamzah Idris	Al Ittihad	33	25	1.32
22	2000–01	Jeris Tadrus	Al Faisaly	24	18	1.33
23	2001–02	Mohamed Jaffar	Al Muharraq	25	17	1.47
24	2002–03	Mahmoud Shelbaieh	Al Wehdat	22	18	1.22
25	2003–04	Gabriel Batistuta	Al Arabi	25	18	1.38
26	2004–05	Mohammad Kassas	Nejmeh	20	20	1.00
27	2005–06	Hamad Al Harbi	Al Salmiya	23	22	1.04
28	2006–07	Rico	Al Muharraq	25	22	1.13
29	2007–08	Jaycee John	Al Muharraq	25	22	1.13
30	2008–09	Fernando Baiano	Al Jazira	25	22	1.13[4]
31	2009–10	José Sand	Al Ain	24	22	1.09
32	2010–11	André Senghor	Baniyas	18	22	0.81
33	2011–12	Asamoah Gyan	Al Ain	22	22	1.00
34	2012–13	Asamoah Gyan	Al Ain	31	26	1.19
35	2013–14	Asamoah Gyan	Al Ain	29	26	1.11[5]
36	2014–15	Omar Al-Soma	Al Ahli	22	22	1.00
37	2015–16	Omar Al-Soma	Al Ahli	27	26	1.03
42	2020–21	Mohamed Abdelrahman	Al Hilal	29	30	0.97
45	2023–24	Cristiano Ronaldo	Al Nassr	35[6]	31	1.12
46	2024–25	Cristiano Ronaldo	Al Nassr	25	30	0.83

Notes

1. Because of mistake in the calculation of the matches the award was given to Sami Al-Jaber, after 32 years the award returns to Khaled Al Aqouri on 2 January 2022.^[1][2]
2. Because of Delayed the end of Yemeni League, were selected two winners for the same season.
3. Because of Delayed the end of Yemeni League, were selected two winners for the same season.

Statistics

Top Players win

Player	Club	Golden Boot	Silver Boot	Bronze Boot
Asamoah Gyan	Al Ain	3	-	-
Majed Abdullah	Al Nassr	2	1	-
Mansour Muftah	Al Rayyan	2	1	-
Cristiano Ronaldo	Al Nassr	2	-	-

Top Clubs win

Clubs	Years	Golden Boot	Silver Boot	Foreign players
Al Ain	83,93,10,12,13	5	-	2
Al Nassr FC	81,89,2024,2025	4	1	1
Al Ittihad	87,97,00	3	-	1
Al Arabi	93,96,04	3	-	2
Al Muharraq	02,07,08	3	-	3
Al Rayyan	82,86	2	1	-
Al Wasl	83,88	2	-	-
Al Nassr	88,95	2	-	2
Al Salmiya	98,06	2	-	-

Top Nationality win

Nationality	Years	Golden Boot	Silver Boot	Participation
Saudi Arabia	81,87,89,90,91,99,00	7	1	2
United Arab Emirates	83,88,93,94	5	-	3
Kuwait	80,84,92,98,06	4	-	-
Qatar	82,86,93	3	1	1
Jordan	90,01,03	3	-	1
Ghana	12,13,14	3	-	-
Oman	85,87	2	-	1
Portugal	2024, 2025	2
Argentina	04,10	2	-	-
Nigeria	96,08	2	-	-
Brazil	07,09	2	-	-

Top Leagues win

Leagues	Years	Golden Boot	Silver Boot	Foreign players
Saudi Professional League	81,87,89,90,91,97,99,00,2024,2025	10	1	2
Arabian Gulf League	83/2,88,93,94,09,10,11,12,13	10	-	5
Qatar Stars League	82,86,93,96,04	5	1	2
Kuwait premier league	80,84,98,06	4	-	-
Oman Mobile League	85,87,88,95	4	-	2
Jordan Manasir Pro League	90,01,03	3	-	-
Bahraini VIVA League	02,07,08	3	-	2