List of Major League Soccer's top scorers
The list of top scorer in Major League Soccer lists the best goalscorers in the North American professional soccer league Major League Soccer . The best goalscorer of a season has only been officially awarded the MLS Golden Boot by the MLS since 2005 . Instead, between 1996 and 2004, the player with the most scorer points received the MLS Scoring Champion Award . A goal scored gave two points and an assist brought one point.