Portuguese Liga Top Scorers
The Bola de Prata (Portuguese for Silver Ball) is an award given to the player who tops the goalscoring charts in the Portuguese Liga every season.
The first winner of this award was Sporting Clube de Portugal's Manuel Soeiro, who scored 14 times in 1934-35. S.L. Benfica's great Eusébio conquered the trophy on the most occasions - seven - being followed by Fernando Gomes (always with F.C. Porto) and Sporting's Fernando Peyroteo, with six.
Top scorers by season
The following is a comprehensive list of the top scorers in the Portuguese first division:
- 1934/1935 : Manuel Soeiro (Sporting) 14 goals
- 1935/1936 : Artur Pinga (Porto) 21 goals
- 1936/1937 : Manuel Soeiro (Sporting) 24 goals
- 1937/1938 : Fernando Peyroteo (Sporting) 34 goals
- 1938/1939 : Costuras (Porto) 18 goals
- 1939/1940 : Fernando Peyroteo (Sporting) / Slavkoo Kordnya (Porto) 29 goals
- 1940/1941 : Fernando Peyroteo (Sporting) 29 goals
- 1941/1942 : Correia Dias (Porto) 36 goals
- 1942/1943 : Julinho (Benfica) 24 goals
- 1943/1944 : Francisco Rodrigues (Vitória Setúbal) 28 goals
- 1944/1945 : Francisco Rodrigues (Vitória Setúbal) 21 goals
- 1945/1946 : Fernando Peyroteo (Sporting) 37 goals
- 1946/1947 : Fernando Peyroteo (Sporting) 43 goals
- 1947/1948 : António Araújo (Porto) 36 goals
- 1948/1949 : Fernando Peyroteo (Sporting) 40 goals
- 1949/1950 : Julinho (Benfica) 28 goals
- 1950/1951 : Manuel Vasques (Sporting) 29 goals
- 1951/1952 : José Águas (Benfica) 28 goals
- 1952/1953 : Matateu (Belenenses) 29 goals
- 1953/1954 : João Martins (Sporting) 31 goals
- 1954/1955 : Matateu (Belenenses) 32 goals
- 1955/1956 : José Águas (Benfica) 28 goals
- 1956/1957 : José Águas (Benfica) 30 goals
- 1957/1958 : Arsénio Duarte (Fabril) 23 goals
- 1958/1959 : José Águas (Benfica) 26 goals
- 1959/1960 : Edmur Ribeiro (Vitória Guimarães) 25 goals
- 1960/1961 : José Águas (Benfica) 30 goals
- 1961/1962 : Azumir Veríssimo (Porto) 23 goals
- 1962/1963 : José Torres (Benfica) 26 goals
- 1963/1964 : Eusébio (Benfica) 28 goals
- 1964/1965 : Eusébio (Benfica) 28 goals
- 1965/1966 : Ernesto Figueiredo (Sporting) / Eusébio (Benfica) 25 goals
- 1966/1967 : Eusébio (Benfica) 31 goals
- 1967/1968 : Eusébio (Benfica) 42 goals
- 1968/1969 : Manuel António (Académica) 19 goals
- 1969/1970 : Eusébio (Benfica) 20 goals
- 1970/1971 : Artur Jorge (Benfica) 23 goals
- 1971/1972 : Artur Jorge (Benfica) 27 goals
- 1972/1973 : Eusébio (Benfica) 40 goals
- 1973/1974 : Héctor Yazalde (Sporting) 46 goals
- 1974/1975 : Héctor Yazalde (Sporting) 30 goals
- 1975/1976 : Rui Jordão (Benfica) 30 goals
- 1976/1977 : Fernando Gomes (Porto) 26 goals
- 1977/1978 : Fernando Gomes (Porto) 25 goals
- 1978/1979 : Fernando Gomes (Porto) 27 goals
- 1979/1980 : Rui Jordão (Sporting) 31 goals
- 1980/1981 : Tamagnini Nené (Benfica) 20 goals
- 1981/1982 : Jacques (Porto) 27 goals
- 1982/1983 : Fernando Gomes (Porto) 36 goals
- 1983/1984 : Fernando Gomes (Porto) / Tamagnini Nené (Benfica) 21 goals
- 1984/1985 : Fernando Gomes (Porto) 39 goals
- 1985/1986 : Manuel Fernandes (Sporting) '''30 goals
- 1986/1987 : Paulinho Cascavel (Vitória Guimarães) 22 goals
- 1987/1988 : Paulinho Cascavel (Vitória Guimarães) 23 goals
- 1988/1989 : Vata (Benfica) 16 goals
- 1989/1990 : Mats Magnusson (Benfica) 33 goals
- 1990/1991 : Rui Águas (Benfica) 25 goals
- 1991/1992 : Ricky (Boavista) 30 goals
- 1992/1993 : Jorge Cadete (Sporting) 18 goals
- 1993/1994 : Rashidi Yekini (Vitória Setúbal) 21 goals
- 1994/1995 : Hassan Nader (Farense) 21 goals
- 1995/1996 : Domingos (Porto) 25 goals
- 1996/1997 : Mário Jardel (Porto) 30 goals
- 1997/1998 : Mário Jardel (Porto) 26 goals
- 1998/1999 : Mário Jardel (Porto) 36 goals
- 1999/2000 : Mário Jardel (Porto) 37 goals
- 2000/2001 : Pena (Porto) 22 goals
- 2001/2002 : Mário Jardel (Sporting) 42 goals
- 2002/2003 : Fary Faye (Beira Mar) / Simão Sabrosa (Benfica) 18 goals
- 2003/2004 : Benni McCarthy (Porto) 20 goals
- 2004/2005 : Liédson (Sporting) 25 goals
- 2005/2006 : Albert Meyong (Belenenses) 17 goals
- 2006/2007 : Liédson (Sporting) 15 goals
- 2007/2008 : Lisandro López (Porto) 24 goals
- 2008/2009 : Nenê (Nacional) 20 goals
Wins by player
Player |
Wins |
|
|---|---|---|
1 |
Eusébio |
7 (1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973) |
2 |
Fernando Peyroteo |
6 (1938, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1949) |
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Fernando Gomes |
6 (1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985) |
4 |
Mário Jardel |
5 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002) |
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José Águas |
5 (1952 ,1956, 1957, 1959, 1961) |
6 |
Manuel Soeiro |
2 (1935, 1937) |
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Julinho |
2 (1943, 1950) |
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Rodrigues |
2 (1944, 1945) |
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Matateu |
2 (1953,1955) |
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Artur Jorge |
2 (1971, 1972) |
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Héctor Yazalde |
2 (1974,1975) |
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Jordão |
2 (1976, 1980) |
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Tamagnini Nené |
2 (1981, 1984) |
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Paulinho Cascavel |
2 (1987, 1988) |
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Liédson |
2 (2005, 2007) |
16 |
Pinga |
1 (1936) |
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Costuras |
1 (1939) |
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Slavkoo Kordnya |
1 (1940) |
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Correira Dias |
1 (1942) |
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António Araújo |
1 (1948) |
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Manuel Vasques |
1 (1951) |
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João Martins |
1 (1954) |
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Arsénio Duarte |
1 (1958) |
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Edmur Ribeiro |
1 (1960) |
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Azumir Veríssimo |
1 (1962) |
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Ernesto Figueiredo |
1 (1966) |
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Manuel António |
1 (1969) |
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Jacques Pereira |
1 (1982) |
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Manuel Fernandes |
1 (1986) |
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Vata |
1 (1981) |
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Mats Magnusson |
1 (1990) |
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Rui Águas |
1 (1991) |
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Ricky |
1 (1992) |
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Jorge Cadete |
1 (1993) |
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Rashidi Yekini |
1 (1994) |
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Hassan Nader |
1 (1995) |
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Domingos |
1 (1996) |
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Pena |
1 (2001) |
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Fary Faye |
1 (2003) |
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Simão Sabrosa |
1 (2003) |
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Benni McCarthy |
1 (2004) |
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Albert Meyong |
1 (2006) |
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Lisandro López |
1 (2008) |
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Nenê |
1 (2009) |
Wins by club
Club |
Wins |
|
|---|---|---|
1 |
Benfica |
23 (1943, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991) |
2 |
Sporting |
19 (1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1966, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1986, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2007) |
3 |
Porto |
18 (1936, 1939, 1942, 1948, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008) |
4 |
Vitória Setúbal |
3 (1944, 1945, 1994) |
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Belenenses |
3 (1953, 1955, 2006) |
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Vitória Guimarães |
3 (1960, 1987, 1988) |
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Fabril |
1 (1958) |
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Académica |
1 (1969) |
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Boavista |
1 (1992) |
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Farense |
1 (1995) |
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Beira-Mar |
1 (2003) |
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Nacional |
1 (2009) |
Wins by nationality
Country |
Wins |
|
|---|---|---|
1 |
Portugal |
55 (1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2007) |
2 |
Brazil |
11 (1960, 1962, 1987, 1988, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009) |
3 |
Argentina |
3 (1974, 1975, 2008) |
4 |
Nigeria |
2 (1992, 1994) |
5 |
Croatia |
1 (1940) |
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Angola |
1 (1989) |
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Sweden |
1 (1990) |
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Morocco |
1 (1995) |
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Senegal |
1 (2003) |
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South Africa |
1 (2004) |
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Cameroon |
1 (2006) |
See also
- Portuguese Liga
- Portuguese Footballer of the Year
- Portuguese Liga Player of the Year
- Portuguese Liga Goalkeeper of the Year
External links
- Portuguese League's all-time topscorers; at ZeroZero.pt