List of Indian football first tier top scorers
The top tier in Indian football today is the Indian Super League, replacing the I-League for the 2022–23 season. The list includes records from National Football League or I-League (1996–97 – 2021–22) and the Indian Super League (2017–18 – present). Since the 1996–97 season, the first year of top flight football, 20 different individual players have been named top scorer.
Top scorers[edit]
By season[edit]
| Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they were top scorer at that point (if more than one) |
|---|---|
| † | Indicates multiple top scorers in the same season |
| § | Denotes the club were Indian champions in the same season |
By number of seasons as top scorer[edit]
- Bold denotes players currently playing in the Indian Super League.
- Italics denotes players still playing professional football.
By club[edit]
| Rank | Club | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Churchill Brothers | 8 |
1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2018–19 |
2 |
East Bengal | 4 |
2003–04, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2022–23 |
| Mohun Bagan[a] | 4 |
1999–2000, 2000–01, 2020–21, 2022–23 | |
4 |
Dempo | 3 |
2005–06, 2010–11, 2011–12 |
5 |
Shillong Lajong | 2 |
2013–14, 2016–17 |
| Goa | 2 |
2017–18, 2020–21 | |
7 |
JCT | 1 |
1996–97 |
| Kochin | 1 |
1997–99 | |
| Sporting Goa | 1 |
2004–05 | |
| Prayag United | 1 |
2012–13 | |
| Bengaluru | 1 |
2013–14 | |
| Salgaocar | 1 |
2013–14 | |
| Chennai City | 1 |
2018–19 | |
| ATK | 1 |
2019–20 | |
| Chennaiyin | 1 |
2019–20 | |
| Kerala Blasters | 1 |
2019–20 | |
| Hyderabad | 1 |
2020–21 | |
| Odisha | 1 |
2022–23 |
By nationality[edit]
| Country | Titles |
|---|---|
 Nigeria |
13
|
 Brazil |
4
|
 India |
3
|
 Ghana |
3
|
 Spain |
3
|
 Trinidad and Tobago |
2
|
 Fiji |
2
|
 Uzbekistan |
1
|
 Scotland |
1
|
 Cameroon |
1
|
 Lithuania |
1
|
 Australia |
1
|
All-time Top Scorers with over 50 goals[edit]
- Bold denotes players currently playing in the Indian Super League.
- Italics denotes players still playing professional football.
Clubs top scorer in top tier[edit]
Top Indian scorers[edit]
| Rank | Player | Span | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunil Chhetri | 2002– | 147 |
| 2 | Bhaichung Bhutia | 1996–2013 | 89[1] |
| 3 | Jeje Lalpekhlua | 2009–2021 | 51 |
| 4 | R. C. Prakash | 2000–2008 | 49[1] |
| 5 | Raman Vijayan | 1996–2005 | 43[2] |
- Bold denotes players currently playing in the Indian Super League.
Records[edit]
All records listed below pertain to league matches played in the National Football League, I-League (2006–07 to 2021–22) and the Indian Super League (2017–18 to present) only.
- Most goals in a season: 32 Ranti Martins, Dempo (2011–12)[1]
- Most goals in a season by an Indian: 14
- Most individual goals in a match: 6 Ranti Martins for Dempo v. Air India 30 May 2011[1]
- Fastest goal in a match: 9 seconds Komron Tursunov for TRAU v. Real Kashmir 10 January 2021[3]
- Most number of hat-tricks: Odafa Onyeka Okolie (13)[4]
- First ever goal scorer: Raman Vijayan for East Bengal v. Mohammedan Sporting 17 December 1996[5]
- First ever golden boot winner: Bhaichung Bhutia, 14 goals for JCT in 1996–97 season
- Youngest ever goal scorer: Rohit Danu 16 years, 5 months and 27 days for Indian Arrows v. Aizwal 5 January 2019[6]
- Youngest ever hat-trick scorer: Bungo Singh 18 years and 3 days for Air India v. SBT 5 March 2001[7]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Includes titles won under the names ATK Mohun Bagan and Mohun Bagan Super Giant
See also[edit]
- Indian Super League Golden Boot
- I-League Golden Boot
- List of Indian Super League records and statistics
- List of I-League records and statistics
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Time to regain lost glory". Archived from the original on 5 May 2016.
- ^ Chattopadhyay, Hari Prasad. Indian Football Records. Kolkatatoday.com. p. 30. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Komron Tursunov Scores Fastest Goal in I-League History But TRAU FC Held 1–1 by Real Kashmir FC". news18.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021.
- ^ Time to regain lost glory Telegraph India. Retrieved 22 September 2021
- ^ Bose, Saibal (22 April 1997). "Vijayan punishes Sporting with two goals". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 April 1997. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "I-League: Rohit Danu becomes youngest scorer as Indian Arrows beats Aizawl FC". sportstar.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022.
- ^ S Ayyappa Swamy (5 March 2001). "Bungo 'tricks' Air India's big win". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023.