Abstract: A footwear cleaning tool comprising a pick and/or a pry bar suitable to clean the athletic shoes. The footwear cleaning tool further comprises a shank having a proximate end and a distal end. Further, the footwear cleaning tool is manipulatable using one hand and comprises plastic. The footwear cleaning tool is designed to remove debris such as mud, grass, and/or sand from a bottom of athletic shoes such as cleats to increase traction of the athletic shoes. The proximate end comprising a T-handle and is knurled while the distal end is angled at approximately 70 degrees in relation to the proximate end. The distal end comprising a toothed engager further comprising a cloven profile. The toothed engager of the footwear cleaning tool is useful for pry-removing and/or scrape-removing the debris from between the cleats.