SL Benfica's Joel Queirós ended the 2009/10 UEFA Futsal Cup as top scorer thanks to his goal in the 3-2 final victory against Interviú Madrid.
Joel began Sunday's decider in Lisbon level with Luparense C/5 striker Vampeta and Aleksejs Baranovs of FK Nikars Riga on 11 goals and his first-half equaliser took him clear. Added to his two goals in the last-four defeat of Luparense, Joel also finished joint top scorer of the finals in Lisbon with team-mate Arnaldo, also on target on Sunday. Portuguese international Joel shared a similar honour at the UEFA European Futsal Championship in January.
The record for a season remains 19 by André Vanderlei for Action 21 Charleroi in 2003/04. He is the only player to twice finish top scorer and his career tally of 49 is a competition record, four clear of another Charleroi player, Lúcio, and Schumacher, part of the Interviú side on Sunday.
2009/10 UEFA Futsal Cup top scorers
| | Player | Club | Goals | | Joel Queirós | SL Benfica (POR) | 12 | | Aleksejs Baranovs | FK Nikars Riga (LVA)
| 11
| | Vampeta | Luparense C/5 (ITA)
| 11 | Maksym Pavlenko
| Time Lviv (UKR)
| 9 | Biro Jade
| Araz Naxçivan (AZE) | 8
| Arnaldo
| SL Benfica (POR) | 8 | | Vitaliy Borisov | Araz Naxçivan (AZE) | 8 | | Armen Gyulambaryan | Erebuni Yerevan (ARM) | 8 | | Miljan Vico | KMF Leotar Trebinje (BIH) | 8
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2009/10 UEFA Futsal Cup finals top scorers
| | Player | Club | Goals | | Arnaldo | SL Benfica (POR)
| 3
| | Joel Queirós | SL Benfica (POR)
| 3
| | Clayton Baptistella | Luparense C/5 (ITA) | 2 | | Betão | Interviú Madrid (ESP) | 2 | Davi
| SL Benfica (POR)
| 2
| | Ricardinho | SL Benfica (POR) | 2 |
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| Previous season top scorers | | Season | Player | Club | Goals | | 2008/09 | Samir Makhoukhi | FC Blok Beverwijk (NED) | 9 | | 2007/08 | Karim Bali | Futsal Topsport Antwerpen (BEL) | 13 | | 2006/07 | Serhiy Sytin
| FC Shakhtar Dontesk (UKR)
| 10 | | 2005/06 | Predrag Rajić
| KMF Marbo Beograd (SRB)
| 12 | | 2004/05 | Sergei Ivanov
| MFK Dinamo Moskva (RUS)
| 14 | | 2003/04 | André Vanderlei | Action 21 Charleroi (BEL) | 19 | | 2002/03 | André Vanderlei | Action 21 Charleroi (BEL)
| 15 | | 2001/02 | Joan | Playas de Castellón FS (ESP)
| 13 |
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