What is MLS Golden Boot?
The '''MLS Golden Boot''' (currently the [[Audi]] Golden Boot for sponsorship reasons) has been awarded since the [[2005 Major League Soccer season|2005 MLS season]] to the [[Major League Soccer]] regular–season leading scorer. The award replaced the MLS Scoring Champion Award that was awarded since the league's creation in 1996. ==1996–2004== Prior to 2005 MLS used a point system that awarded two points for a goal and one point for an assist to give the MLS Scoring Champion Award. {|class='wikitable' |- |+ MLS Scoring Champion |- !Season !Player !Club !Points |- |align=center|[[1996 Major League Soccer season|1996]] |{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Roy Lassiter]] |[[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] |align=center|58 |- |align=center|[[1997 Major League Soccer season|1997]] |{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Preki]] |[[Kansas City Wizards]] |align=center|41 |- |align=center|[[1998 Major League Soccer season|1998]] |{{Flagicon|TRI}} [[Stern John]] |[[Columbus Crew]] |align=center|57 |- |align=center|[[1999 Major League Soccer season|1999]] |{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Jason Kreis]] |[[Dallas Burn]] |align=center|51 |- |align=center|[[2000 Major League Soccer season|2000]] |{{Flagicon|SEN}} [[Mamadou Diallo]] |[[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] |align=center|56 |- |align=center|[[2001 Major League Soccer season|2001]] |{{Flagicon|HON}} [[Alex Pineda Chacón]] |[[Miami Fusion]] |align=center|47 |- |align=center|[[2002 Major League Soccer season|2002]] |{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Twellman]] |[[New England Revolution]] |align=center|52 |- |align=center|[[2003 Major League Soccer season|2003]] |{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Preki]] (2) |[[Kansas City Wizards]] |align=center|41 |- |align=center|[[2004 Major League Soccer season|2004]] |{{Flagicon|HON}} [[Amado Guevara]]<br />{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Noonan]] |[[MetroStars]]<br/>[[New England Revolution]] |align=center|30 |- |} ==2005–present== Since 2005 Major League Soccer has awarded the MLS Golden Boot to the player who has scored the most goals outright, with ties being broken by assists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLS Golden Boot winners |url=ht