Capocannoniere
Capocannoniere (Italian: [ˌkapokanːoˈnjɛːre]; literally "head gunner") is the title awarded to the highest goalscorer of each season in Italy's Serie A. The title is currently held by Fabio Quagliarella, who scored 26 goals for Sampdoria in the 2018–19 season.
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Gunnar Nordahl, by winning the Capocannoniere title five times, is the pluricapocannoniere of Serie A, while playing at A.C. Milan. | |
Awarded for | The leading goalscorer in a single Serie A season |
Country | Italy |
Presented by | Serie A |
First awarded | 1898 |
Currently held by | Fabio Quagliarella (26) |
Most awards | Gunnar Nordahl (5) |
The highest number of goals scored to win the Capocannoniere is 36, by both Gino Rossetti for Torino in 1928–29 and Gonzalo Higuaín for Napoli in 2015–16. Ferenc Hirzer, Julio Libonatti and Gunnar Nordahl are in joint third place for this record; they each scored 35 goals for Juventus, Torino and Milan respectively.
Gunnar Nordahl of Milan has won the title of capocannoniere five times: 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54 and 1954–55, more than any other player in the history of Italian championship.[1]
Winners
By seasons
Data relating to seasons prior to 1929–30 (establishment of Serie A), with special reference to seasons prior to 1923–24, may be incomplete or imprecise due to scarcity of sources.
By player
For 17 seasons the capocannonieri are unknown.
Rank | Player | Club | Country | Titles | Seasons |
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1 | Gunnar Nordahl | Milan | 5 | 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1954–55 | |
2 | Giuseppe Meazza | Internazionale | 3 | 1929–30, 1935–36, 1937–38 | |
Aldo Boffi | Milan | 3 | 1938–39, 1939–40, 1941–42 | ||
Gigi Riva | Cagliari | 3 | 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70 | ||
Paolo Pulici | Torino | 3 | 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76 | ||
Roberto Pruzzo | Roma | 3 | 1980–81, 1981–82, 1985–86 | ||
Michel Platini | Juventus | 3 | 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85 | ||
Giuseppe Signori | Lazio | 3 | 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96 |
By club
For 15 seasons the clubs are unknown.
Rank | Club | Titles |
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1st | Milan | 17 |
2nd | Juventus | 16 |
3rd | Internazionale | 15 |
4th | Torino | 11 |
5th | Lazio | 9 |
5th | Roma | 9 |
7th | Bologna | 7 |
8th | Fiorentina | 5 |
9th | Udinese | 4 |
10th | Cagliari | 3 |
10th | Napoli | 3 |
10th | Sampdoria | 3 |
13th | Internazionale Torino | 2 |
13th | Livorno | 2 |
13th | Vicenza | 2 |
16th | Atalanta | 1 |
16th | Bari | 1 |
16th | Genoa | 1 |
16th | US Milanese | 1 |
16th | Piacenza | 1 |
16th | Hellas Verona | 1 |
By country
For 17 seasons the nationalities are unknown.
Country | Players |
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71 (67 + 4 oriundi) | |
11 (9 + 2 oriundi) | |
7 | |
4 | |
4 (3 + 1 oriundi) | |
3 (2 + 1 oriundi) | |
3 | |
3 | |
2 | |
2 | |
2 | |
2 | |
1 | |
1 | |
1 | |
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See also
References
- "Serial-scoring Swede who inflamed Milan". FIFA. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- "Italy - Serie A Top Scorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
External links
- Serie A Top Scorers - Capocannoniere Forza Italian Football