This list includes all of the top scorer in the A-League since it was founded in the 2005/06 season . In the further part the most successful players and most successful clubs are named. The top scorer is the player who scores the most goals in the course of a season, with the exception of the final round. He is awarded the Golden Boot (also called Nike Golden Boot for reasons of sponsorship ). The reigning top scorer is the Fijian Roy Krishna of Wellington Phoenix .
In the past 14 seasons, a total of 16 different players have been the top scorer in the A-League. The most successful goalscorer in one season is Boboô , who scored 27 goals in the 2017/18 season . Shane Smeltz and Besart Berisha have been top scorer twice and are currently the only multiple winners. The oldest top scorer was Stewart Petrie in 2006 and Daniel McBreen in 2013 , both aged 36, while Adam Taggart was the youngest in 2014, aged 21. In the first season four players shared the title. The top scorer in the A-League came from the championship four times .
In most seasons, the A-League consisted of ten teams, each of which played 27 season games. In the first four seasons, eight clubs played on a total of 21 match days. The 2010/11 season took place with eleven teams and 30 match days.