Pichichi Trophy

The Pichichi Trophy is the prize awarded annually by the Spanish sports newspaper Marca to the top scorers in the First and Second Division of Spain. By extension, the term "pichichi" is also often used generically to refer to the top scorer in a soccer tournament.

The award is named in honor of Rafael Moreno «Pichichi» (1892-1922), an Athletic Club player who stood out for his great goalscoring ability during the years 1910 and 1920, before the creation of the Spanish League of football.

It is not an official award and is based on the chronicles prepared by the correspondents of the newspaper Marca, and not on the arbitration proceedings. Likewise, their statistics compute for the Golden Boot trophy, an award granted by the European Sports Magazines.

History

The National Sports Delegation, al Moscardó, authorized the Royal Spanish Football Federation to establish the award, whose creation was the initiative of the newspapers Marca and the now-defunct Arriba. The Pichichi Trophy was awarded for the first time in the 1952-53 season, and Telmo Zarra (Athletic Club) was its first winner. Subsequently, Marca has symbolically recognized all footballers as winners of the Pichichi Trophy who were the league's top scorers prior to the 1952–53 season.

In the 2002-03 season, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the trophy and the 75th edition of the Spanish League, Marca presented a special commemorative award, Pichichi de Oro , to Telmo Zarra and Enrique Castro «Quini», for being the two Spanish footballers, alive, with the most goals in the First Division. In the 2005-06 season, Marca, in the image and likeness of the Pichichi Trophy, created the Zarra Trophy to reward the top Spanish scorer of the season.

Lionel Messi —the soccer player who has won the award the most times— holds the record for the highest scorer in a season with 50 goals, achieved in the 2011-12 season. Messi is also the player with the most Pichichis achieved consecutively with five (from 2016 to 2021), followed by Hugo Sánchez with four (from 1984 to 1988). Likewise, Quini and Hugo Sánchez are the only two players who have won five Pichichi Trophies playing with different teams.

List of First Division winners

The trophy has been awarded annually since the 1952-53 season. The winners of previous years have been recognized, symbolically, later.

Season	Player	Nationality	Community	Equipment	Goles	Parties	Average
1928–29	Paco Bienzobas	ESP (1)	EUS (1)	Real Society of F.	14	18	0.78
1929–30	Guillermo Gorostiza (1)	ESP (2)	EUS (2)	Athletic Club (1)	20	18	1,11
1930-31	Augustine Sauto, 'Bata'	ESP (3)	EUS (3)	Athletic Club (2)	27	17	1.59
1931–32	Guillermo Gorostiza (2)	ESP (4)	EUS (4)	Athletic Club (3)	12	15	0.80
1932-33	Manuel Olivares	ESP (5)	BAL (1)	Real Madrid C. F. (1)	16	14	1.14
1933-34	Isidro Lángara (1)	ESP (6)	EUS (5)	Real Oviedo (1)	27	18	1.50
1934–35	Isidro Lángara (2)	ESP (7)	EUS (6)	Real Oviedo (2)	27	22	1.23
1935–36	Isidro Lángara (3)	ESP (8)	EUS (7)	Real Oviedo (3)	27	21	1.29
1939–40	Victorio Unamuno	ESP (9)	EUS (8)	Athletic Club (4)	20	22	0.91
1940-41	Pruden Sánchez	ESP (10)	CLN (1)	Atletico de Madrid (1)	30	22	1.36
1941-42	Edmundo Suárez, 'Mundo' (1)	ESP (11)	EUS (9)	Valencia C. F. (1)	27	25	1,088
1942-43	Mariano Martín	ESP (12)	CLN (2)	F. C. Barcelona (1)	32	23	1.39
1943–44	Edmundo Suárez, 'Mundo' (2)	ESP (13)	EUS (10)	Valencia C. F. (2)	27	26	1.04
1944–45	Telmo Zarra (1)	ESP (14)	EUS (11)	Athletic Club (5)	19	26	0.73
1945–46	Telmo Zarra (2)	ESP (15)	EUS (12)	Athletic Club (6)	24	18	1.33
1946–47	Telmo Zarra (3)	ESP (16)	EUS (13)	Athletic Club (7)	34	24	1.42
1947-48	Manuel Fernández, 'Pahiño' (1)	ESP (17)	GAL (1)	R. C. Vigo Celt	23	22	1.05
1948-49	César Rodríguez	ESP (18)	CLN (3)	F. C. Barcelona (2)	28	24	1,17
1949-50	Telmo Zarra (4)	ESP (19)	EUS (14)	Athletic Club (8)	25	26	0.96
1950–51	Telmo Zarra (5)	ESP (20)	EUS (15)	Athletic Club (9)	38	30	1.27
1951–52	Manuel Fernández, 'Pahiño' (2)	ESP (21)	GAL (2)	Real Madrid C. F. (2)	28	27	1.04
1952–53	Telmo Zarra (6)	ESP (22)	EUS (16)	Athletic Club (10)	24	29	0.83
1953–54	Alfredo Di Stéfano (1)	ARG (1)		Real Madrid C. F. (3)	27	28	0.96
1954–55	Juan Arza	ESP (23)	NAV (1)	Sevilla F. C.	29	29	1,00
1955–56	Alfredo Di Stéfano (2)	ARG (2)		Real Madrid C. F. (4)	24	30	0.8
1956-57	Alfredo Di Stéfano (3)	ARG (3)		Real Madrid C. F. (5)	31	30	1.03
1957–58	Ricardo Alós	ESP (24)	VAL (1)	Valencia C. F. (3)	19	29	0.66
	Manuel Badenes	ESP (25)	VAL (2)	Real Valladolid C. F. (1)	19	29	0.66
	Alfredo Di Stéfano (4)	ARG (4)		Real Madrid C. F. (6)	19	30	0.63
1958–59	Alfredo Di Stéfano (5)	ARG (5)		Real Madrid C. F. (7)	23	28	0.82
1959–60	Ferenc Puskás (1)	HUN (1)		Real Madrid C. F. (8)	26	24	1,088
1960–61	Ferenc Puskás (2)	HUN (2)		Real Madrid C. F. (9)	27	28	0.96
1961–62	John Seminar	PER (1)		Real Zaragoza	25	30	0.83
1962–63	Ferenc Puskás (3)	HUN (3)		Real Madrid C. F. (10)	26	30	0.87
1963–64	Ferenc Puskás (4)	HUN (4)		Real Madrid C. F. (11)	20	25	0.80
1964–65	Cayetano Ré	PAR (1)		F. C. Barcelona (3)	25	30	0.83
1965–66	Luciano Sánchez, 'Vavá II'	ESP (26)	CLN (4)	Elche C. F.	19	30	0.63
1966-67	Waldo Machado	BRA (1)		Valencia C. F. (4)	24	30	0.80
1967–68	Fidel Uriarte	ESP (27)	EUS (17)	Athletic Club (11)	22	24	0.92
1968–69	Amancio Amaro (1)	ESP (28)	GAL (3)	Real Madrid C. F. (12)	14	29	0.48
	José Eulogio Gárate (1)	ESP (29)	EUS (18)	Atletico de Madrid (2)	14	20	0.70
1969-70	Amancio Amaro (2)	ESP (30)	GAL (4)	Real Madrid C. F. (13)	16	29	0.55
	Luis Aragonés	ESP (31)	MAD (1)	Atletico de Madrid (3)	16	30	0.53
	José Eulogio Gárate (2)	ESP (32)	EUS (19)	Atletico de Madrid (4)	16	30	0.53
1970-71	José Eulogio Gárate (3)	ESP (33)	EUS (20)	Atletico de Madrid (5)	17	28	0.61
	Carles Rexach	ESP (34)	CAT (1)	F. C. Barcelona (4)	17	29	0.59
1971-72	Enrique Porta	ESP (35)	ARA (1)	Grenada C. F.	20	31	0.65
1972–73	Mariano Arias, 'Marianín'	ESP (36)	CLN (5)	Real Oviedo (4)	19	32	0.59
1973-74	Enrique Castro, 'Quini' (1)	ESP (37)	AST (1)	Real Sporting de Gijón (1)	20	34	0.59
1974–75	Carlos Ruiz Herrero	ESP (38)	EUS (21)	Athletic Club (12)	19	32	0.59
1975-76	Enrique Castro, 'Quini' (2)	ESP (39)	AST (2)	Real Sporting de Gijón (2)	18	34	0.53
1976-77	Mario Alberto Kempes (1)	ARG (6)		Valencia C. F. (5)	24	34	0.71
1977-78	Mario Alberto Kempes (2)	ARG (7)		Valencia C. F. (6)	28	34	0.82
1978-79	Hans Krankl	AUT (1)		F. C. Barcelona (5)	29	30	0.97
1979–80	Enrique Castro, 'Quini' (3)	ESP (40)	AST (3)	Real Sporting de Gijón (3)	24	34	0.71
1980-81	Enrique Castro, 'Quini' (4)	ESP (41)	AST (4)	F. C. Barcelona (6)	20	30	0.67
1981–82	Enrique Castro, 'Quini' (5)	ESP (42)	AST (5)	F. C. Barcelona (7)	26	32	0.81
1982-83	Poli Rincón	ESP (43)	MAD (2)	Real Betis Balompié	20	30	0.67
1983-84	Jorge da Silva	URU (1)		Real Valladolid C. F. (2)	17	30	0.57
	Juan Gómez, 'Juanito'	ESP (44)	AND (1)	Real Madrid C. F. (14)	17	31	0.55
1984-85	Hugo Sánchez (1)	MEX (1)		Atletico de Madrid (6)	19	33	0,58
1985–86	Hugo Sánchez (2)	MEX (2)		Real Madrid C. F. (15)	22	33	0.67
1986-87	Hugo Sánchez (3)	MEX (3)		Real Madrid C. F. (16)	34	41	0.83
1987-88	Hugo Sánchez (4)	MEX (4)		Real Madrid C. F. (17)	29	36	0.81
1988-89	Baltazar	BRA (2)		Atletico de Madrid (7)	35	36	0.97
1989–90	Hugo Sánchez (5)	MEX (5)		Real Madrid C. F. (18)	38	35	1.09
1990-91	Emilio Butragueño	ESP (45)	MAD (3)	Real Madrid C. F. (19)	19	35	0.54
1991-92	Manuel Sánchez, 'Manolo'	ESP (46)	EXT (1)	Atletico de Madrid (8)	27	36	0.75
1992-93	Drink	BRA (3)		R. C. Deportivo de La Coruña (1)	29	37	0.78
1993-94	Romário	BRA (4)		F. C. Barcelona (8)	30	33	0.91
1994–95	Ivan Zamorano	CHI (1)		Real Madrid C. F. (20)	28	38	0.74
1995–96	Juan Antonio Pizzi	ARG (8)		C. D. Tenerife	31	41	0.76
1996-97	Ronaldo (1)	BRA (5)		F. C. Barcelona (9)	34	37	0.92
1997-98	Christian Vieri	ITA (1)		Atletico de Madrid (9)	24	24	1,00
1998–99	Raúl González (1)	ESP (47)	MAD (4)	Real Madrid C. F. (21)	25	37	0.68
1999–00	Save Ballesta.	ESP (48)	ARA (2)	Racing of Santander	27	36	0.75
2000-01	Raúl González (2)	ESP (49)	MAD (5)	Real Madrid C. F. (22)	24	36	0.67
2001–02	Diego Tristan	ESP (50)	AND (2)	R. C. Deportivo de La Coruña (2)	21	34	0.62
2002-03	Roy Makaay	NED (1)		R. C. Deportivo de La Coruña (3)	29	38	0.76
2003-04	Ronaldo (2)	BRA (6)		Real Madrid C. F. (23)	24	32	0.75
2004-05	Diego Forlán (1)	URU (2)		Villarreal C. F.	25	38	0.66
2005-06	Samuel Eto'o	CMR (1)		F. C. Barcelona (10)	26	34	0.76
2006-07	Ruud van Nistelrooy	NED (2)		Real Madrid C. F. (24)	25	37	0.68
2007-08	Dani Güiza	ESP (51)	AND (3)	R. C. D. Mallorca	27	37	0.73
2008-09	Diego Forlán (2)	URU (3)		Atletico de Madrid (10)	32	33	0.97
2009-10	Lionel Messi (1)	ARG (9)		F. C. Barcelona (11)	34	35	0.97
2010-11	Cristiano Ronaldo (1)	BY (1)		Real Madrid C. F. (25)	40	34	1.18
2011-12	Lionel Messi (2)	ARG (10)		F. C. Barcelona (12)	50	37	1.35
2012–13	Lionel Messi (3)	ARG (11)		F. C. Barcelona (13)	46	32	1.44
2013–14	Cristiano Ronaldo (2)	BY (2)		Real Madrid C. F. (26)	31	30	1.03
2014-15	Cristiano Ronaldo (3)	BY (3)		Real Madrid C. F. (27)	48	35	1.37
2015-16	Luis Suárez	URU (4)		F. C. Barcelona (14)	40	35	1.14
2016-17	Lionel Messi (4)	ARG (12)		F. C. Barcelona (15)	37	34	1,088
2017-18	Lionel Messi (5)	ARG (13)		F. C. Barcelona (16)	34	36	0.97
2018-19	Lionel Messi (6)	ARG (14)		F. C. Barcelona (17)	36	34	1.06
2019-20	Lionel Messi (7)	ARG (15)		F. C. Barcelona (18)	25	33	0.76
2020-21	Lionel Messi (8)	ARG (16)		F. C. Barcelona (19)	30	30	1,00
2021-22	Karim Benzema	FRA (1)		Real Madrid C. F. (28)	27	31	0.87

Source: Marca newspaper.

Honours of Prizes

Lionel Messi, winner of the award on 8 occasions.

Per player

Lionel Messi with FC Barcelona is the player who has won the most Pichichi Trophies (8) in the First Division, followed by Telmo Zarra.

Player	Trophies	Seasons
Lionel Messi	8	2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21
Telmo Zarra	6	1944-45, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1952-53
Alfredo Di Stéfano	5	1953-54, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59
Enrique Castro 'Quini'	5	1973-74, 1975-76, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82
Hugo Sánchez	5	1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90
Ferenc Puskás	4	1959-60, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1963-64
Isidro Lángara	3	1933-34, 1934-35, 1935-36
José Eulogio Gárate	3	1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71
Cristiano Ronaldo	3	2010-11, 2013-14, 2014-15
Guillermo Gorostiza	2	1929-30, 1931-32
Edmundo Suárez 'Mundo'	2	1941-42, 1943-44
Manuel Fernández 'Pahiño'	2	1947-48, 1951-52
Amancio Amaro	2	1968-69, 1969-70
Mario Alberto Kempes	2	1976-77, 1977-78
Ronaldo	2	1996-97, 2003-04
Raúl González	2	1998-99, 2000-01
Diego Forlán	2	2004-05, 2008-09
Paco Bienzobas	1	1928-29
Augustine Sauto 'Bata'	1	1930-31
Manuel Olivares	1	1932-33
Victorio Unamuno	1	1939-40
Pruden Sánchez	1	1940-41
Mariano Martín	1	1942-43
César Rodríguez	1	1948-49
Juan Arza	1	1954-55
Manuel Badenes	1	1957-58
Ricardo Alós	1	1957-58
John Seminar	1	1961-62
Cayetano Ré	1	1964-65
Luciano Sánchez 'Vavá II'	1	1965-66
Waldo Machado	1	1966-67
Fidel Uriarte	1	1967-68
Luis Aragonés	1	1969-70
Carles Rexach	1	1970-71
Enrique Porta	1	1971-72
Mariano Arias 'Marianín'	1	1972-73
Carlos Ruiz Herrero	1	1974-75
Hans Krankl	1	1978-79
Poli Rincón	1	1982-83
Jorge da Silva	1	1983-84
Juan Gómez 'Juanito'	1	1983-84
Baltazar	1	1988-89
Emilio Butragueño	1	1990-91
Manolo Sánchez	1	1991-92
Drink	1	1992-93
Romário	1	1993-94
Ivan Zamorano	1	1994-95
Juan Antonio Pizzi	1	1995-96
Christian Vieri	1	1997-98
Save Ballesta.	1	1999-00
Diego Tristan	1	2001-02
Roy Makaay	1	2002-03
Samuel Eto'o	1	2005-06
Ruud van Nistelrooy	1	2006-07
Dani Güiza	1	2007-08
Luis Suárez	1	2015-16
Karim Benzema	1	2021-22

By clubs

Trophies	Equipment
28	Real Madrid C. F.
19	F. C. Barcelona
12	Athletic Club
10	Atletico de Madrid
6	Valencia C. F.
4	Real Oviedo
3	Real Sporting de Gijón R. C. Deportivo de La Coruña
2	Real Valladolid C. F.
1	Real Society of F. Real Zaragoza R. C. Vigo Celt Sevilla F. C. Elche C. F. Grenada C. F. Real Betis Balompié C. D. Tenerife Racing of Santander Villarreal C. F. R. C. D. Mallorca

By countries

Country	Players	Total
SpainSpain	33	51
Argentina	4	16
BrazilBrazil	5	6
Mexico Mexico	1	5
Uruguay Uruguay	3	4
HungaryHungary	1	4
Portugal	1	3
NetherlandsNetherlands	2	2
ChileChile	1	1
Paraguay Paraguay	1	1
Australia	1	1
Peru Peru	1	1
ItalyItaly	1	1
CameroonCameroon	1	1
France	1	1

By communities

Community	Players	Total
Basque Country	10	21
Castilla y León	5	5
Community of Madrid	4	5
Asturias	1	5
Galicia	2	4
Andalusia	3	3
Valencian Community	2	2
Aragon	2	2
Balearic Islands	1	1
Navarra	1	1
Catalonia	1	1
Extremadura	1	1

Statistics

The only players to win the Pichichi Trophy in the First and Second Division are: Isidro Lángara (1 in the Second and 3 in the First), Ricardo Alós (1 and 1), Amancio Amaro (1 and 2), Quini (2 and 5), Baltazar (1 and 1) and Salva Ballesta (1 and 1). Of all of them, only Salva Ballesta won the award in the First Division before in the Second Division. The 4 awards for Lángara were consecutive (1932-1935), the 2 for Alós also (1957 and 1958) and the 2 for Salva Ballesta as well (2000 and 2001).