List of UEFA Cup and Europa League top scorers

The UEFA Europa League is a top tournament for UEFA clubs. Originally a knock-out competition, it later evolved and included group stages and a series of qualifying rounds. It was known as UEFA Cup from its beginning, in 1971, until 2009. This article includes both season top scorers and overall top scorers.

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All time Top scorers

Ranking Player Country Goals App Ratio Years Clubs
1 Henrik Larsson Sweden 40 56 0,71 1996-2010 Feyenoord (1), Celtic (27), Helsingborgs (12)
2 Dieter Müller West Germany 29 36 0,81 1973-1984 Köln (25), Stuttgart (1), Saarbrücken (3)
3 Shota Arveladze Georgia 27 44 0,61 1994-2007 Dinamo Tbilisi (2), Trabzonspor (4), Ajax (10), Rangers (2), AZ (9)
4 Alessandro Altobelli Italy 25 58 0,43 1977-1989 Internazionale (21), Juventus (4)
5 Jupp Heynckes West Germany 23 21 1,10 1971-1975 Borussia Mönchengladbach (23)
6 Martin Chivers England 22 34 0,65 1971-1978 Tottenham Hotspur (22)
6 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge West Germany 22 49 0,45 1977-1989 Bayern Munich (13), Internazionale (9)
6 Jürgen Klinsmann Germany 22 36 0,61 1988-1998 VfB Stuttgart (4), Internazionale (3), Bayern Munich (15)
6 Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands 22 42 0,52 1988-2000 Ajax (9), Internazionale (9), Arsenal (4)
10 Ulf Kirsten Germany 21 29 0,72 1993-1999 Dynamo Dresden (5), Bayer Leverkusen (16)
10 Demis Nikolaidis Greece 21 31 0,68 1995-1996 AEK Athens (21)
10 Alan Shearer England 21 31 0,68 1994-2005 Newcastle United (20), Blackburn Rovers (1)
10 Francesco Totti Italy 21 36 0,58 1995-2010 Roma (21)

Winners by seasons

The top scorer award is for the player who amassed the most goals in the tournament.

Season Player Country Club Goals[1]
1971–72 Ludwig Bründl West Germany Eintracht Braunschweig 10
1972–73 Jupp Heynckes West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 12
Jan Jeuring Netherlands Twente 12
1973–74 Lex Schoenmaker Netherlands Feyenoord 11
1974–75 Jupp Heynckes West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 10
1975–76 Geertruida Maria Geels Netherlands Ajax 14
1976–77 Stan Bowles England Queens Park Rangers 11
1977–78 Gerrie Deykers Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 8
Raimondo Ponte Switzerland Grasshopper 8
1978–79 Allan Simonsen Denmark Borussia Mönchengladbach 9
1979–80 Dieter Hoeneß West Germany Bayern Munich 7
Harald Nickel West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 7
1980–81 John Wark Scotland Ipswich Town 14
1981–82 Torbjörn Nilsson Sweden Göteborg 9
1982–83 Alain Giresse France Bordeaux 7
Erwin Vandenbergh Belgium Anderlecht 7
1983–84 Tibor Nyilasi Hungary Austria Wien 9
1984–85 Edin Bahtić Yugoslavia Željezničar Sarajevo 7
Gary Bannister England Queens Park Rangers 7
1985–86 Klaus Allofs West Germany Köln 9
1986–87 Paulinho Cascavel Brazil Vitória de Guimarães 5
Peter Houtman Netherlands Groningen 5
Wim Kieft Netherlands Torino 5
Jari Rantanen Finland Göteborg 5
1987–88 Kenneth Brylle Larsen Denmark Club Brugge 6
Dimitris Saravakos Greece Panathinaikos 6
1988–89 Torsten Gütschow East Germany Dynamo Dresden 7
1989–90 Falko Götz East Germany Köln 6
Karl-Heinz Riedle West Germany Werder Bremen 6
1990–91 Rudi Völler Germany Roma 10
1991–92 Dean Saunders Wales Liverpool 9
1992–93 Gérald Baticle France Auxerre 8
1993–94 Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands Internazionale 8
Edgar Schmitt Germany Karlsruher 8
1994–95 Ulf Kirsten Germany Bayer Leverkusen 10
1995–96 Jürgen Klinsmann Germany Bayern Munich 15
1996–97 Maurizio Ganz Italy Internazionale 8
1997–98 Stéphane Guivarc'h France Auxerre 7
1998–99 Enrico Chiesa Italy Parma 8
Tomasz Kulawik Poland Wisła Kraków 8
1999–00 Hakan Şükür Turkey Galatasaray 10
Darko Kovačević Yugoslavia Juventus 10
2000–01 Dimitar Berbatov Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 7
Bolo Spain Rayo Vallecano 7
2001–02 Pierre van Hooijdonk Netherlands Feyenoord 8
2002–03 Derlei Brazil Porto 12
2003–04 Sonny Anderson Brazil Villareal 6
Didier Drogba Côte d'Ivoire Marseille 6
Eldar Hadžimehmedović Bosnia and Herzegovina Lyn 6
Mateja Kežman Serbia and Montenegro PSV Eindhoven 6
Alan Shearer England Newcastle United 6
Nikola Žigić Serbia and Montenegro Red Star 6
2004–05 Alan Shearer England Newcastle United 11
2005–06 Matías Emilio Delgado Argentina Basel 9
2006–07 Walter Pandiani Uruguay Espanyol 11
2007–08 Pavel Pogrebnyak Russia Zenit St. Petersburg 10
Luca Toni Italy Bayern Munich 10
2008–09 Vágner Love Brazil CSKA Moscow 11
2009–10 Óscar Cardozo Paraguay Benfica 9
Claudio Pizarro Peru Werder Bremen 9
2010–11 Radamel Falcao Colombia Porto 17

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By team

Team Titles Goals Seasons
1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 38 1972–73*, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1979–80*.
2 Bayern Munich 3 32 1979–80*, 1995–96, 2007–08*.
3 Queens Park Rangers 2 18 1976–77, 1984–85*.
Göteborg 2 14 1981–82, 1986–87*.
Köln 2 15 1985–86, 1989–90*.
Internazionale 2 16 1993–94*, 1996–97.
Auxerre 2 15 1992–93, 1997–98.
Feyenoord 2 19 1973–74, 2001–02.
PSV Eindhoven 2 14 1977–78*, 2003–04*.
Newcastle United 2 17 2003–04*, 2004–05.
Werder Bremen 2 15 1989–90*, 2009–10*.

By country

Country Titles Goals Seasons
1 Germany[nb 1][nb 2] 11 121 1971–72, 1972–73*, 1968–69, 1974–75, 1979–80*, 1979–80*, 1985–86, 1989–90*, 1990–91, 1993–94*, 1994–95, 1995–96.
2 Netherlands[nb 3] 8 71 1972–73*, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1977–78*, 1986–87*, 1986–87*, 1993–94*, 2001–02.
3 England 4 35 1976–77, 1984–85*, 2003–04*, 2004–05.
Brazil 4 33 1986–87*, 2002–03*, 2003–04*, 2008–09.
5 France 3 22 1982–83*, 1992–93, 1997–98.
Serbia[nb 4] 3 26 1999–00, 2003–04*, 2003–04*.
Italy 3 26 1996–97, 1998–99, 2007–08*.
10 Denmark 2 15 1978–79, 1987–88*.
East Germany 2 13 1988–89, 1989–90*.
Sweden 2 20 1981–82, 2002–03*.
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 13 1984–85*, 2003–04*.

By player

Country Titles Goals Seasons
1 Jupp Heynckes 2 22 1972–73*, 1974–75.
Alan Shearer 2 17 2003–04*, 2004–05.

Notes

  1. ^ Includes West Germany but not East Germany
  2. ^ In the 1979–80 season two German players were joint top scorers
  3. ^ In the 1986–87 season two Dutch players were joint top scorers
  4. ^ In the 2003–04 season two Serbian players were joint top scorers

References

  1. ^ Excluding the qualifying rounds since the 2004–05 season.
  2. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec3tops.html
UEFA Cup era, 1971–2009
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Europa League era, 2009–present
Seasons
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2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013
UEFA Europa League top scorers