New York, NY (My Sportsbook) - FC Dallas striker Jeff Cunningham claimed the 2009 Golden Boot awarded to Major League Soccer's top goal scorer at the end of the regular season.

Cunningham scored a career-high 17 goals to pace the league, one ahead of Colorado Rapids striker Conor Casey. He joins Taylor Twellman, Carlos Ruiz, Stern John and Roy Lassiter as two-time Golden Boot winners after also winning the award as a member of Real Salt Lake in 2006.

Cunningham is second all-time on the career goal-scoring list with 121 regular season goals, just 10 behind D.C. United forward Jaime Moreno.

Below is a list of the MLS Golden Boot winners:

2009: 17 goals - Jeff Cunningham (FC Dallas).

2008: 20 goals - Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy).

2007: 20 goals - Luciano Emilio (D.C. United).

2006: 16 goals - Jeff Cunningham (Real Salt Lake).

2005: 17 goals - Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution).

2004: 12 goals - Eddie Johnson (Dallas Burn); Brian Ching (San Jose Earthquakes).

2003: 15 goals - Carlos Ruiz (Los Angeles Galaxy); Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution).

2002: 24 goals - Carlos Ruiz (Los Angeles Galaxy).

2001: 19 goals - Alex Pineda Chacon (Miami Fusion).

2000: 26 goals - Mamadou Diallo (Tampa Bay Mutiny).

1999: 18 goals - Stern John (Columbus Crew); Roy Lassiter (D.C. United); Jason Kreis (Dallas Burn).

1998: 26 goals - Stern John (Columbus Crew).

1997: 16 goals - Jaime Moreno (D.C. United).

1996: 27 goals - Roy Lassiter (Tampa Bay Mutiny).