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.
Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they were top scorer at that point (if more than one) |
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† | Indicates multiple top scorers in the same season |
§ | Denotes the club were Indian champions in the same season |
Rank | Club | Titles | Seasons |
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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 |
Country | Titles |
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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
|
Rank | Player | Span | Goals |
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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] |
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.