Indian Super League Golden Boot
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The Indian Super League Golden Boot is an annual association football award presented to the leading goalscorer in the Indian Super League.
Indian Super League Golden Boot | |
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Awarded for | The leading goalscorer in a given Indian Super League season |
Country | India |
Presented by | Indian Super League |
First awarded | 2014 |
Currently held by | Dimitrios Diamantakos (1st title) |
Most awards | Coro (2) |
For sponsorship purposes, it was known as the Alto K10 Golden Boot from 2014 to 2015,[1] the Swift Golden Boot from 2016 to 2019 and the Maruti Suzuki Golden Boot in 2020.
The Indian Super League was founded in 2013, eight teams competed in the 2014 inaugural season. It became the joint top-tier of Indian football league system by 2017–18 season and is the top-tier since 2022–23 season. Elano of Chennaiyin won the inaugural award in 2014.[2] Coro won the Golden Boot award twice with Goa, more than any other player.
Bartholomew Ogbeche, Roy Krishna and Nerijus Valskis were the top scorers in the 2019–20 season with 15 goals each. In the assist count tiebreaker, both Krishna and Valskis were tied on six assists. Valskis was awarded the Golden Boot for a better goals-to-minutes ratio.[3] Igor Angulo and Roy Krishna were the top scorers in the 2020–21 season with 14 goals each. Angulo won the award for a better goals-to-minutes ratio.[4] Diego Maurício, Cleiton Silva and Dimitri Petratos were the top scorers in the 2022–23 season with 12 goals each. Maurício won the award for a better goals-to-minutes ratio.[5]