Belgian First Division A top scorers

The following is the list of Belgian First Division A top scorers by season, since the inception of the Belgian First Division A in 1895 until the present day.

Arthur Ceuleers and Jules Van Craen hold the record for most goals in a single season at 41. Erwin Vandenbergh holds the record for most awards won, with six wins. The most recent top scorer of the Belgian First Division A is Jérémy Perbet.

Criteria

In recent years, the criteria to determine the top scorer in the Belgian First Division A have been extended, making it nearly impossible to have two or more shared winners in a season The criteria are currently as follows, in order:

• Number of goals scored
• Number of away goals scored
• Number of minutes played
• Number of assists
• Number of goals scored, not taking into account penalty kicks

The ranking is computed after each matchday. Until matchday three, the player who scored the most goals during the previous season will play with the image of a "golden bull" on his back. Thereafter, each matchday the leader in the standings will get the image on his shirt. The final standings are computed upon conclusion of the championship playoffs and the Europa League playoffs. The test matches to determine the final team going to the Europa League are not taken into account.

List of top scorers

Key

Player (X)	Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
	Indicates multiple award winners in the same season
	Indicates player also won the European Golden Shoe in the same season
§	Denotes the club were Belgian Pro League champions in the same season

Belgian Pro League top scorers

Season	Player	Nationality	Club	Goals
1895–96	Hickson, SamuelSamuel Hickson	England	FC Liégeois^§	?
1896–97	Hickson, SamuelSamuel Hickson (2)	England	FC Liégeois	?
1897–98	König, FranzFranz König	Switzerland	Racing Club de Bruxelles	?
1898–99	König, FranzFranz König (2)	Switzerland	Racing Club de Bruxelles	?
1899–1900	Atkinson, CharlesCharles Atkinson	England	Racing Club de Bruxelles^§	?
1900–01	Potts, HerbertHerbert Potts	England	Beerschot AC	26
1901–02	Potts, HerbertHerbert Potts (2)	England	Beerschot AC	16
1902–03	Vanderstappen, GustaveGustave Vanderstappen	Belgium	Union SG	?
1903–04	Vanderstappen, GustaveGustave Vanderstappen (2)	Belgium	Union SG^§	30
1904–05	De Veen, RobertRobert De Veen	Belgium	FC Brugeois	?
1905–06	De Veen, RobertRobert De Veen (2)	Belgium	FC Brugeois	26
1906–07	Vertongen, MauriceMaurice Vertongen	Belgium	Racing Club de Bruxelles	29
1907–08	Vertongen, MauriceMaurice Vertongen (2)	Belgium	Racing Club de Bruxelles^§	23
1908–09	Kevorkian, VahramVahram Kevorkian	Russian Empire	Racing Club de Bruxelles	30
1909–10	Vertongen, MauriceMaurice Vertongen (3)	Belgium	Union SG^§	36
1910–11	Six, AlphonseAlphonse Six	Belgium	CS Brugeois^§	40
1911–12	Bunyan, MauriceMaurice Bunyan	England	Racing Club de Bruxelles	35
1912–13	Brébart, SylvaSylva Brébart	Belgium	Daring Club de Bruxelles	31
1913–14	Bunyan, MauriceMaurice Bunyan (2)	England	Racing Club de Bruxelles	28
No official championship played from 1914 to 1919 due to World War I
1919–20	Vlamynck, HonoréHonoré Vlamynck	Belgium	Daring Club de Bruxelles	26
1920–21	Thys, IvanIvan Thys	Belgium	Beerschot AC	23
1921–22	Thys, IvanIvan Thys (2)	Belgium	Beerschot AC^§	21
1922–23	Meyskens, AchilleAchille Meyskens	Belgium	Union SG^§	24
1923–24	Jooris, CharlesCharles Jooris	Belgium	Racing Club de Bruxelles	18
1924–25	Taeymans, JosephJoseph Taeymans	Belgium	Berchem Sport	20
1925–26	Grimmonprez, LaurentLaurent Grimmonprez	Belgium	RC Gent	28
1926–27	Fabry, LucienLucien Fabry	Belgium	Standard CL	28
1927–28	Braine, RaymondRaymond Braine	Belgium	Beerschot AC^§	35
1928–29	Braine, RaymondRaymond Braine (2)	Belgium	Beerschot AC	30
1929–30	De Vidts, PierrePierre De Vidts	Belgium	Daring Club de Bruxelles	26
1930–31	Secretin, JacquesJacques Secretin	Belgium	RCFC Montegnée	21
1930–31	Van Beeck, JosephJoseph Van Beeck	Belgium	Antwerp FC^§	21
1931–32	Delmez, BernardBernard Delmez	Belgium	Liersche SK^§	26
1932–33	Ulens, WillyWilly Ulens	Belgium	Antwerp FC	26
1933–34	Van Landeghem, VitalVital Van Landeghem	Belgium	Union SG^§	29
1934–35	Mondelé, MariusMarius Mondelé	Belgium	Daring Club de Bruxelles	28
1935–36	Lambrechts, FlorFlor Lambrechts	Belgium	Antwerp FC	37
1936–37	Collet, JeanJean Collet	Belgium	White Star WAC	22
1937–38	Mondelé, MariusMarius Mondelé (2)	Belgium	Daring Club de Bruxelles	32
1938–39	Wagner, JozefJozef Wagner	Belgium	Antwerp FC	31
Championship stopped in 1939-40 due to World War II, while in 1940-41 only an unofficial competition was played
1941–42	De Cleyn, BertBert De Cleyn	Belgium	Antwerp FC	34
1942–43	Ceuleers, ArthurArthur Ceuleers	Belgium	Beerschot AC	41
1942–43	Van Craen, JulesJules Van Craen	Belgium	Liersche SK	41
1943–44	Goossens, JanJan Goossens	Belgium	OC Charleroi	34
1944-45 championship not played due to World War II, while the 1945-46 season was stopped for the same reason
1946–47	Mermans, JefJef Mermans	Belgium	Anderlecht^§	39
1947–48	Mermans, JefJef Mermans (2)	Belgium	Anderlecht	23
1948–49	Thirifays, RenéRené Thirifays	Belgium	Charleroi	26
1949–50	Mermans, JefJef Mermans (3)	Belgium	Anderlecht^§	37
1950–51	Dehert, AlbertAlbert Dehert	Belgium	Berchem Sport	27
1951–52	Mannaerts, JozefJozef Mannaerts	Belgium	KRC Mechelen	25 ^[1]
1952–53	Coppens, RikRik Coppens	Belgium	Beerschot AC	35
1953–54	Van Den Bosch, HippolyteHippolyte Van Den Bosch	Belgium	Anderlecht^§	29
1954–55	Coppens, RikRik Coppens (2)	Belgium	Beerschot	35
1955–56	Mathonet, JeanJean Mathonet	Belgium	Standard	26
1956–57	Willems, MauriceMaurice Willems	Belgium	Gent	35
1957–58	Vliers, JefJef Vliers	Belgium	Beerschot	25
1958–59	Wegria, VictorVictor Wegria	Belgium	RFC Liégeois	26
1959–60	Wegria, VictorVictor Wegria (2)	Belgium	Liégeois	21
1960–61	Wegria, VictorVictor Wegria (3)	Belgium	Liégeois	23
1961–62	Stockman, JackyJacky Stockman	Belgium	Anderlecht^§	29
1962–63	Wegria, VictorVictor Wegria (4)	Belgium	Liégeois	29
1963–64	Van Himst, PaulPaul Van Himst	Belgium	Anderlecht^§	26
1964–65	Colonval, Jean-PaulJean-Paul Colonval	Belgium	Tilleur	25
1965–66	Van Himst, PaulPaul Van Himst (2)	Belgium	Anderlecht^§	25
1966–67	Mulder, JanJan Mulder	Netherlands	Anderlecht^§	20
1967–68	Claessen, RogerRoger Claessen	Belgium	Standard Liège	20
1967–68	Van Himst, PaulPaul Van Himst (3)	Belgium	Anderlecht^§	20
1968–69	Nagy, AntalAntal Nagy	Hungary	Standard Liège^§	20
1969–70	Emmerich, LotharLothar Emmerich	Germany	Beerschot	29
1970–71	Kostedde, ErwinErwin Kostedde	Germany	Standard Liège^§	26
1971–72	Lambert, RaoulRaoul Lambert	Belgium	Club Brugge	17
1972–73	Rensenbrink, RobbieRobbie Rensenbrink	Netherlands	Anderlecht	16
1972–73	Riedl, AlfredAlfred Riedl	Austria	Sint-Truiden	16
1973–74	Ladynski, AttilaAttila Ladynski	Hungary	Anderlecht^§	22
1974–75	Riedl, AlfredAlfred Riedl (2)	Austria	Antwerp	28
1975–76	Posthumus, HansHans Posthumus	Netherlands	Lierse	26
1976–77	Van Der Elst, FrançoisFrançois Van Der Elst	Belgium	Anderlecht	21
1977–78	Nickel, HaraldHarald Nickel	Germany	Standard Liège	22
1978–79	Albert, ErwinErwin Albert	Germany	Beveren^§	28
1979–80	Vandenbergh, ErwinErwin Vandenbergh	Belgium	Lierse	39
1980–81	Vandenbergh, ErwinErwin Vandenbergh (2)	Belgium	Lierse	24
1981-82	Vandenbergh, ErwinErwin Vandenbergh (3)	Belgium	Lierse	25
1982-83	Vandenbergh, ErwinErwin Vandenbergh (4)	Belgium	Anderlecht	20
1983-84	Claesen, NicoNico Claesen	Belgium	Seraing	27
1984-85	Martens, RonnyRonny Martens	Belgium	Gent	23
1985-86	Vandenbergh, ErwinErwin Vandenbergh (5)	Belgium	Anderlecht^§	27
1986-87	Guðjohnsen, ArnórArnór Guðjohnsen	Iceland	Anderlecht^§	19
1987-88	Severeyns, FrancisFrancis Severeyns	Belgium	Antwerp	24
1988-89	Krncevic, EdiEdi Krncevic	Australia	Anderlecht	23
1989-90	Farina, FrankFrank Farina	Australia	Club Brugge^§	24
1990-91	Vandenbergh, ErwinErwin Vandenbergh (6)	Belgium	Gent	23
1991-92	Weber, JosipJosip Weber	Croatia	Cercle Brugge	26
1992-93	Weber, JosipJosip Weber (2)	Croatia	Cercle Brugge	31
1993-94	Weber, JosipJosip Weber (3)	Belgium^[2]	Cercle Brugge	31
1994-95	Vidmar, AurelioAurelio Vidmar	Australia	Standard Liège	22
1995-96	Stanić, MarioMario Stanić	Croatia	Club Brugge^§	20
1996-97	Špehar, RobertRobert Špehar	Croatia	Club Brugge	26
1997-98	Strupar, BrankoBranko Strupar	Croatia	Genk	22
1998-99	Koller, JanJan Koller	Czech Republic	Lokeren	24
1999–2000	Årst, Ole MartinOle Martin Årst	Norway	Gent	30
1999–2000	Brogno, ToniToni Brogno	Belgium	Westerlo	30
2000-01	Radzinski, TomaszTomasz Radzinski	Canada	Anderlecht^§	23
2001-02	Sonck, WesleyWesley Sonck	Belgium	Genk^§	30
2002–03	Roussel, CédricCédric Roussel	Belgium	Mons	22
2002–03	Sonck, WesleyWesley Sonck (2)	Belgium	Genk	22
2003-04	Pieroni, LuigiLuigi Pieroni	Belgium	Mouscron	28
2004-05	Jestrović, NenadNenad Jestrović	Serbia and Montenegro	Anderlecht	18
2005-06	Dosunmu, TosinTosin Dosunmu	Nigeria	Germinal Beerschot	18
2006-07	Sterchele, FrançoisFrançois Sterchele	Belgium	Germinal Beerschot	21
2007-08	Akpala, JosephJoseph Akpala	Nigeria	Charleroi	18
2008-09	Ruiz, Jaime AlfonsoJaime Alfonso Ruiz	Colombia	Westerlo	18
2009-10	Lukaku, RomeluRomelu Lukaku	Belgium	Anderlecht^§	15 ^[3]
2010-11	Perišić, IvanIvan Perišić	Croatia	Club Brugge	22
2011-12	Perbet, JérémyJérémy Perbet	France	Mons	25
2012-13	Bacca, CarlosCarlos Bacca	Colombia	Club Brugge	25
2013-14	Harbaoui, HamdiHamdi Harbaoui	Tunisia	Lokeren	22
2014-15	Mitrović, AleksandarAleksandar Mitrović	Serbia	Anderlecht	20
2015-16	Perbet, JérémyJérémy Perbet (2)	France	Charleroi	22

Notes

• 1^ Originally, Rik Coppens was credited with the title of top scorer for the 1951-52 season with 23 goals, until in 2011 a fan noticed that Jozef Mannaerts had actually scored 25 goals that season and the title changed hands.^[1]
• 2^ Josip Weber changed nationality during the 1993-94 season.
• 3^ Starting with the 2009-10 season, only 30 games were played in the regular competition to decide upon the title of topscorer. In the first season, the title of top scorer was decided immediately after these 30 games. However, from the season 2010-11 on, the goals scored during the playoffs will count.^[2] If this rule had been in place during the 2009-10 season, Dorge Kouemaha would have been top scorer instead of Lukaku.

References

1. "RC Mechelen-forward is the top scorer of the 1951-52 season" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2011-12-06.
2. "Top scorer known only after play-offs" (in Dutch). nieuwsblad.be. 2011-03-18.

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