In Spanish football, the Pichichi is the trophy awarded by Spanish sports newspaper Marca to the top goalscorer for each league season. The award is named after the famous Athletic Bilbao player, Rafael Moreno "Pichichi".
A similar award for goalkeepers is called the Ricardo Zamora Trophy.
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Current ranking
As of December 21, 2009, after Matchday 15[1]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Villa | Valencia CF | 12 |
| 2 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | FC Barcelona | 11 |
| 3 | Roberto Soldado | Getafe CF | 10 |
| Gonzalo Higuaín | Real Madrid | 10 | |
| 5 | Lionel Messi | FC Barcelona | 9 |
Winners
Primera División
Players with the most titles
| Player | Country | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telmo Zarra |  ESP |
6 | 1944-45, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1952-53 |
| Alfredo di Stéfano |  ARG |
5 | 1953-54, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59 |
| Quini | ESP |
5 | 1973-74, 1975-76, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82 |
| Hugo Sánchez |  MEX |
5 | 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90 |
| Ferenc Puskás |  HUN |
4 | 1959-60, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1963-64 |
| Isidro Lángara | ESP |
3 | 1933-34, 1934-35, 1935-36 |
| José Eulogio Gárate | ESP |
3 | 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71 |
| Guillermo Gorostiza | ESP |
2 | 1929-90, 1931-32 |
| Mundo | ESP |
2 | 1941-42, 1943-44 |
| Pahiño | ESP |
2 | 1947-48, 1951-52 |
| Amancio Amaro | ESP |
2 | 1968-69, 1969-70 |
| Raúl | ESP |
2 | 1998-99, 2000-01 |
| Ronaldo |  BRA |
2 | 1996-97, 2003-04 |
| Mario Kempes | ARG |
2 | 1976-77, 1977-78 |
| Diego Forlán |  URU |
2 | 2004-05, 2008-09 |
Teams with the most titles
| Team | Titles | Seasons | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 24 | 1932-33, 1951-52, 1953-54, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1994-95, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2006-07. |
| 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 12 | 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1939-40, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1949-50, 1950-51, 1952-53, 1967-68, 1974-75. |
| 3 | Barcelona | 10 | 1942-43, 1948-49, 1964-65, 1970-71, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1993-94, 1996-97, 2005-06. |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 9 | 1940-41, 1968-69, 1969-70**, 1970-71, 1984-85, 1988-89, 1991-92, 1997-98, 2008-09. |
| 5 | Valencia | 6 | 1941-42, 1943-44, 1957-58, 1966-67, 1976-77, 1977-78. |
| 6 | Real Oviedo | 4 | 1933-34, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1972-73. |
| 7 | Sporting de Gijón | 3 | 1973-74, 1975-76, 1979-80. |
| 8 | Deportivo La Coruña | 3 | 1992-93, 2001-02, 2002-03. |
| 9 | Real Valladolid | 2 | 1957-58, 1983-84. |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 1928-29. |
| 11 | Celta de Vigo | 1 | 1947-48. |
| 12 | Sevilla | 1 | 1954-55. |
| 13 | Real Zaragoza | 1 | 1961-62. |
| 14 | Elche | 1 | 1965-66. |
| 15 | Granada | 1 | 1971-72. |
| 16 | Real Betis | 1 | 1982-83. |
| 17 | Tenerife | 1 | 1995-96. |
| 18 | Racing de Santander | 1 | 1999–00. |
| 19 | Villarreal | 1 | 2004–05. |
| 20 | Mallorca | 1 | 2007–08. |
- Bold year indicates a player shared the trophy
- ** Two players in same year.
By country
| Country | Titles |
|---|---|
| Spain |
52 |
| Argentina |
7 |
| Mexico |
5 |
| Brazil |
5 |
| Hungary |
4 |
| Uruguay |
3 |
 Netherlands |
2 |
 Peru |
1 |
 Paraguay |
1 |
 Austria |
1 |
 Chile |
1 |
 Italy |
1 |
 Cameroon |
1 |
Players with most goals in a season
| Player | Country | Number of Goals | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telmo Zarra | ESP |
38 | 1950-51 |
| Hugo Sánchez | MEX |
38 | 1989-90 |
Players with most consecutive trophies
| Player | Country | Number of seasons | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredo di Stéfano | ESP ARG |
4 | 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1958-59 |
| Hugo Sánchez | MEX |
4 | 1984-85,1985-86,1986-87,1987-88 |
| Telmo Zarra | ESP |
3 | 1944-45,1945-46,1946-47 |
| Isidro Lángara | ESP |
3 | 1933-34,1934-35,1935-36 |
Segunda División
| Grupo Norte (Northern Group) | Grupo Sur (Southern Group) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Player | Country | Club | Goals | Player | Country | Club | Goals | |
| 1952-53 | Mauro |  Spain |
Real Avilés | 19 | Arregui | Spain |
Real Jaén | 30 | |
| 1953-54 | Nuñez Chas | Spain |
Cultural Leonesa | 24 | Xirau | Spain |
RB Linense | 22 | |
| 1954-55 | Cháves | Spain |
Real Zaragoza | 24 | Castaño | Spain |
Espana Tánger | 24 | |
| Gallardo | Spain |
Real Murcia | 24 | ||||||
| 1955-56 | Sabino | Spain |
Osasuna | 24 | Rafa | Spain |
Granada | 27 | |
| 1956-57 | Ricardo | Spain |
Sporting de Gijón | 46 | Araújo | Spain |
Córdoba | 28 | |
| 1957-58 | Lalo | Spain |
Real Oviedo | 19 | Nené | Spain |
San Fernando | 24 | |
| 1958-59 | Morollón | Spain |
Real Valladolid | 23 | José Cardona |  Honduras |
Elche | 21 | |
| 1959-60 | Ribera | Spain |
Ourense | 22 | Paredes | Spain |
Levante | 26 | |
| 1960-61 | Veloso | Spain |
Deportivo La Coruña | 24 | Mauri | Spain |
Levante | 21 | |
| 1961-62 | Amancio | Spain |
Deportivo La Coruña | 27 | Antonio Conesa | Spain |
Real Jaén | 21 | |
| 1962-63 | Olano | Spain |
Real Sociedad | 31 | Navarro | Spain |
Mestalla | 20 | |
| 1963-64 | Abel | Spain |
Racing de Santander | 27 | Arana | Spain |
Hércules | 21 | |
| 1964-65 | Lizarralde | Spain |
Indautxu | 21 | Martinez | Spain |
Real Valladolid | 17 | |
| Miguel | Spain |
Granada | 17 | ||||||
| 1965-66 | Abel | Spain |
Celta de Vigo | 26 | Mendi | Spain |
Atlético Ceuta | 18 | |
| 1966-67 | Solabarrieta | Spain |
Sporting de Gijón | 24 | Serafin | Spain |
Real Murcia | 21 | |
| 1967-68 | Abel | Spain |
Celta de Vigo | 17 | Barrios | Spain |
Tenerife | 15 | |
| Rivera | Spain |
Celta de Vigo | 17 | ||||||
Similar trophies
The Zarra Trophy, also awarded by the Marca newspaper, is awarded annually to the Spanish national with the highest goal total in La Liga. It is named in the memory of the late Athletic Bilbao striker Telmo Zarraonaindía (also known as Zarra) who shares the record with Mexican player Hugo Sánchez for most goals scored in a single season with 38 goals.
Related articles
References
- ^ http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/trofeos/2009-2010/pichichi-zamora/pichichi-primera.html La Liga top scorers, marca.com
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