# List of Argentine Primera División top scorers

This is a list of Argentine Primera División top scorers, that enumerates all players that have finished a season as top goalscorers in the top level of the Argentine football league system from 1891 (the year that the first championship was held) to date.

## All-time top scorers

The ranking includes Primera División tournaments from 1891 to date:
| Pos. | Player | Career in Primera División | Goals | Matches | Avg. |
| 1 | Arsenio Erico | 1934–47 | 295 | 332 | 0.88 |
| 2 | Ángel Labruna | 1939–59 | 294 | 515 | 0.57 |
| 3 | Herminio Masantonio | 1931–43, 1945 | 253 | 358 | 0.70 |
| 4 | Manuel Seoane | 1921–32 | 249 | 299 | 0.83 |
| 5 | Roberto Cherro | 1924–38 | 236 | 345 | 0.68 |
| 6 | Bernabé Ferreyra | 1929–39 | 233 | 234 | 0.99 |
| 7 | Manuel Pelegrina | 1938–55 | 231 | 490 | 0.47 |
| 8 | Martín Palermo | 1993–2000, 2004–11 | 227 | 408 | 0.55 |
| 9 | José Sanfilippo | 1953–63, 1966–67, 1972 | 226 | 330 | 0.68 |
| 10 | Ricardo Infante | 1942–61 | 217 | 439 | 0.49 |
| 11 | Francisco Varallo | 1928–39 | 216 | 282 | 0.76 |
| 12 | Oscar Más | 1964–76, 1979, 1982, 1985 | 215 | 429 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Domingo Tarasconi | 1921–31, 1934 | 208 | 289 | 0.71 |
| 14 | Carlos Bianchi | 1967–73, 1980–84 | 206 | 324 | 0.64 |
| 15 | Miguel Brindisi | 1967–1976, 1979–1983 | 194 | 441 | 0.44 |
| 16 | Delfín Benítez Cáceres | 1932–44 | 193 | 269 | 0.71 |
| 17 | José Manuel Moreno | 1935–44, 1946–48, 1950, 1953 | 187 | 359 | 0.52 |
| 18 | Hugo Gottardi | 1973–83, 1986–88 | 186 | 450 | 0.41 |
| 19 | Roque Avallay | 1973–83, 1986–88 | 184 | 522 | 0.35 |
| 20 | Alberto Zozaya | 1929–39 | 183 | 224 | 0.81 |

## Top scorers by year

Below is the list of topscorers from 1891 to date:
| Season | Player | Club | Goals | Matches |
| 1891 | Frederick Archer | Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway | 7 | |
| 1892 | (No championship held) | (No championship held) | (No championship held) | (No championship held) |
| 1893 | William Leslie | Lomas | 7 | |
| 1894 | James Gifford | Flores | 7 | |
| 1895 | (No records for this season) | (No records for this season) | (No records for this season) | (No records for this season) |
| 1896 | Thomas Fearnley Allen Juan Anderson | Flores Lomas | 7 | |
| 1897 | William Stirling | Lomas | 20 | |
| 1898 | Thomas Fearnley Allen | Lanùs AC | 11 | |
| 1899 | Percy Hooton | Belgrano AC | 3 | |
| 1900 | Spencer Leonard | BAEHS | 8 | |
| 1901 | Herbert Dorning | Belgrano AC | 5 | |
| 1902 | Jorge Brown | Alumni | 11 | |
| 1903 | Jorge Brown (2) | Alumni | 12 | |
| 1904 | Alfredo Brown | Alumni | 11 | |
| 1905 | Tristán Gonzáles Carlos Lett | Estudiantes (BA) Alumni | 12 | |
| 1906 | Eliseo Brown Percy Hooton Henry Lawrie Carlos Whalley | Alumni Quilmes Lomas Belgrano AC | 8 | |
| 1907 | Eliseo Brown | Alumni | 24 | |
| 1908 | Eliseo Brown | Alumni | 19 | |
| 1909 | Eliseo Brown (4) | Alumni | 17 | |
| 1910 | Arnold Watson Hutton | Alumni | 13 | |
| 1911 | Ricardo Malbrán Ernesto Lett Antonio Piaggio | San Isidro Alumni Porteño | 10 | |
| 1912 | Alberto Ohaco | Racing Club | 9 | |
| 1912 FAF | Ernesto Colla | Independiente | 12 | |
| 1913 | Alberto Ohaco | Racing | 20 | |
| 1913 FAF | Guillermo Dannaher | Argentino (Q) | 16 | |
| 1914 | Alberto Ohaco | Racing | 20 | |
| 1914 FAF | Norberto Carabelli | Hispano Argentino | 11 | |
| 1915 | Alberto Ohaco (4) | Racing | 31 | |
| 1916 | Marius Hiller | Gimnasia y Esgrima (BA) | 16 | |
| 1917 | Alberto Marcovecchio | Racing | 18 | |
| 1918 | Albérico Zabaleta (2) | Racing | 13 | |
| 1919 | Alfredo Garasini Alfredo Martín | Boca Juniors Boca Juniors | 6 | |
| 1919 AAm | Alberto Marcovecchio (2) | Racing | 16 | |
| 1920 | Fausto Lucarelli | Banfield | 15 | |
| 1920 AAm | Santiago Carreras | Vélez Sársfield | 19 | |
| 1921 | Guillermo Dannaher (2) | Huracán | 23 | |
| 1921 AAm | Alberico Zabaleta | Racing | 32 | |
| 1922 | José Clarke Domingo Tarasconi | Sportivo Palermo Boca Juniors | 11 | |
| 1922 AAm | Manuel Seoane | Independiente | 55 | |
| 1923 | Domingo Tarasconi | Boca Juniors | 40 | |
| 1923 AAm | Martín Barceló | Racing | 15 | |
| 1924 | Domingo Tarasconi | Boca Juniors | 16 | |
| 1924 AAm | Fausto Lucarelli (2) Luis Ravaschino | Sportivo Buenos Aires Independiente | 15 | |
| 1925 | José Gaslini | Chacarita Juniors | 16 | |
| 1925 AAm | Alberto Bellomo | Estudiantes (LP) | 16 | |
| 1926 | Roberto Cherro | Boca Juniors | 20 | |
| 1926 AAm | Manuel Seoane | Independiente | 29 | |
| 1927 | Domingo Tarasconi (3) | Boca Juniors | 32 | |
| 1928 | Roberto Cherro | Boca Juniors | 32 | |
| 1929 | José Cortecce Manuel Seoane (2) | San Lorenzo Independiente | 13 | |
| 1930 | Roberto Cherro (3) | Boca Juniors | 37 | |
| 1931 LAF | Alberto Zozaya | Estudiantes | 33 | 34 |
| 1931 | José Ciancio | Almagro | 14 | |
| 1932 LAF | Bernabé Ferreyra | River Plate | 43 | 35 |
| 1932 | Juan Carlos Irurieta | All Boys | 23 | |
| 1933 LAF | Francisco Varallo | Boca Juniors | 34 | 34 |
| 1933 | Alfonso Lorenzo | Barracas Central | 16 | |
| 1934 LAF | Evaristo Barrera | Racing | 34 | 39 |
| 1934 | Pedro Maseda Domingo Tarasconi | Argentino de Quilmes Gral. San Martín | 16 | |
| 1935 | Agustín Cosso | Vélez Sársfield | 33 | 34 |
| 1936 (CH) | Alberto Zozaya (2) | Estudiantes (LP) | 16 | |
| 1936 (CC) | Evaristo Barrera (2) | Racing | 19 | |
| 1937 | Arsenio Erico | Independiente | 47 | 34 |
| 1938 | Arsenio Erico | Independiente | 43 | 34 |
| 1939 | Arsenio Erico (3) | Independiente | 40 | 34 |
| 1940 | Delfín Benítez Cáceres Isidro Lángara | Racing Club San Lorenzo | 33 33 | 34 34 |
| 1941 | José Canteli | Newell's Old Boys | 30 | 30 |
| 1942 | Rinaldo Martino | San Lorenzo | 25 | 30 |
| 1943 | Luis Arrieta Ángel Labruna Raúl Frutos | Lanús River Plate Platense | 23 23 23 | 30 30 30 |
| 1944 | Atilio Mellone | Huracán | 26 | 30 |
| 1945 | Ángel Labruna (2) | River Plate | 25 | 30 |
| 1946 | Mario Boyé | Boca Juniors | 24 | 30 |
| 1947 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | River Plate | 27 | 30 |
| 1948 | Benjamín Santos | Rosario Central | 21 | 30 |
| 1949 | Llamil Simes Juan José Pizzuti | Racing Club Banfield | 26 26 | 34 34 |
| 1950 | Mario Papa | San Lorenzo | 24 | 34 |
| 1951 | Santiago Vernazza | River Plate | 22 | 24 |
| 1952 | Eduardo Ricagni | Huracán | 28 | 34 |
| 1953 | Juan José Pizzuti Juan Armando Benavídez | Racing Club San Lorenzo | 22 22 | 30 |
| 1954 | Ángel Berni Norberto Conde José Borello | San Lorenzo Vélez Sársfield Boca Juniors | 19 19 19 | 30 30 30 |
| 1955 | Oscar Massei | Rosario Central | 21 | 30 |
| 1956 | Juan A. Castro Ernesto Grillo | Rosario Central Independiente | 17 17 | 30 30 |
| 1957 | Roberto Zárate | River Plate | 22 | 30 |
| 1958 | José Sanfilippo | San Lorenzo | 28 | 30 |
| 1959 | José Sanfilippo | San Lorenzo | 31 | 30 |
| 1960 | José Sanfilippo | San Lorenzo | 34 | 30 |
| 1961 | José Sanfilippo (4) | San Lorenzo | 26 | 30 |
| 1962 | Luis Artime | River Plate | 28 | 25 |
| 1963 | Luis Artime | River Plate | 26 | 25 |
| 1964 | Héctor Rodolfo Veira | San Lorenzo | 17 | 30 |
| 1965 | Juan Carlos Carone | Vélez Sársfield | 19 | 34 |
| 1966 | Luis Artime | Independiente | 23 | 38 |
| 1967 Met | Bernardo Acosta | Lanús | 18 | 22 |
| 1967 Nac | Luis Artime (4) | Independiente | 11 | 15 |
| 1968 Met | Alfredo Obberti | Los Andes | 13 | 22 |
| 1968 Nac | Omar Wehbe | Vélez Sársfield | 13 | 17 |
| 1969 Met | Wálter Machado | Racing Club | 14 | 23 |
| 1969 Nac | Rodolfo Fischer Carlos Bulla | San Lorenzo Platense | 14 14 | 19 17 |
| 1970 Met | Oscar Más | River Plate | 16 | 20 |
| 1970 Nac | Carlos Bianchi | Vélez Sársfield | 18 | 20 |
| 1971 Met | Carlos Bianchi | Vélez Sársfield | 36 | 36 |
| 1971 Nac | Alfredo Obberti (2) José Artemio Luñiz | Newell's Old Boys Juventud Antoniana | 10 10 | 15 15 |
| 1972 Met | Miguel Ángel Brindisi | Huracán | 21 | 34 |
| 1972 Nac | Carlos Manuel Morete | River Plate | 14 | 15 |
| 1973 Met | Oscar Más (2) Hugo Curioni Ignacio Peña | River Plate Boca Juniors Estudiantes (LP) | 17 17 17 | 32 32 32 |
| 1973 Nac | Juan Gómez Voglino | Atlanta | 18 | 16 |
| 1974 Met | Carlos Manuel Morete | River Plate | 18 | 18 |
| 1974 Nac | Mario Kempes | Rosario Central | 25 | 25 |
| 1975 Met | Héctor Horacio Scotta | San Lorenzo | 28 | 38 |
| 1975 Nac | Héctor Horacio Scotta (2) | San Lorenzo | 32 | 23 |
| 1976 Met | Mario Kempes (2) | Rosario Central | 21 | 33 |
| 1976 Nac | Norberto Eresumo Luis Ludueña Víctor Marchetti | San Lorenzo Talleres Unión de Santa Fe | 12 12 12 | 20 22 21 |
| 1977 Met | Carlos Álvarez | Argentinos Juniors | 27 | 44 |
| 1977 Nac | Alfredo Letanú | Estudiantes | 13 | 16 |
| 1978 Met | Diego Maradona Luis Andreuchi | Argentinos Juniors Quilmes | 22 22 | 40 40 |
| 1978 Nac | José Omar Reinaldi | Talleres | 18 | 18 |
| 1979 Met | Diego Maradona Sergio Fortunato | Argentinos Juniors Estudiantes | 14 14 | 19 |
| 1979 Nac | Diego Maradona | Argentinos Juniors | 12 | 14 |
| 1980 Met | Diego Maradona | Argentinos Juniors | 25 | 38 |
| 1980 Nac | Diego Maradona (5) | Argentinos Juniors | 18 | 18 |
| 1981 Met | Raúl Chaparro | Instituto | 20 | 34 |
| 1981 Nac | Carlos Bianchi (3) | Vélez Sársfield | 15 | 20 |
| 1982 Met | Carlos Manuel Morete (3) | Independiente | 20 | 36 |
| 1982 Nac | Miguel Ángel Juárez | Ferro Carril Oeste | 22 | 22 |
| 1982 Met | Víctor Ramos | Newell's Old Boys | 30 | 38 |
| 1983 Nac | Armando Husillos | Loma Negra | 11 | 14 |
| 1984 Met | Enzo Francescoli | River Plate | 24 | 36 |
| 1984 Nac | Pedro Pablo Pasculli | Argentinos Juniors | 9 | 10 |
| 1985 Nac | Jorge Comas | Vélez Sársfield | 12 | 15 |
| 1985-86 | Enzo Francescoli | River Plate | 25 | 36 |
| 1986-87 | Omar Palma | Rosario Central | 20 | 38 |
| 1987-88 | José Luis Rodríguez | Deportivo Español | 18 | 38 |
| 1988-89 | Oscar Dertycia Néstor Raúl Gorosito | Argentinos Juniors San Lorenzo | 20 20 | 38 38 |
| 1989-90 | Ariel Cozzoni | Newell's Old Boys | 23 | 38 |
| 1990-91 | Esteban González | Vélez Sársfield | 18 | 38 |
| 1991 Ap | Ramón Díaz | River Plate | 14 | 17 |
| 1992 Cl | Darío Scotto Diego Latorre | Platense Boca Juniors | 9 9 | 16 19 |
| 1992 Ap | Alberto Acosta | San Lorenzo | 12 | 19 |
| 1993 Cl | Rubén Da Silva | River Plate | 13 | 18 |
| 1993 Ap | Sergio Martínez | Boca Juniors | 12 | 19 |
| 1994 Cl | Marcelo Espina Hernán Crespo | Platense River Plate | 11 11 | 18 19 |
| 1994 Ap | Enzo Francescoli (3) | River Plate | 12 | 16 |
| 1995 Cl | José Oscar Flores | Vélez Sársfield | 14 | 17 |
| 1995 Ap | José Luis Calderón | Estudiantes (LP) | 13 | 18 |
| 1996 Cl | Ariel López | Lanús | 13 | 18 |
| 1996 Ap | Gustavo Reggi | Ferro Carril Oeste | 11 | 17 |
| 1997 Cl | Sergio Martínez (2) | Boca Juniors | 15 | 15 |
| 1997 Ap | Rubén Da Silva (2) | Rosario Central | 15 | 17 |
| 1998 Cl | Roberto Sosa | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 16 | 19 |
| 1998 Ap | Martín Palermo | Boca Juniors | 20 | 19 |
| 1999 Cl | José Luis Calderón (2) | Independiente | 17 | 18 |
| 1999 Ap | Javier Saviola | River Plate | 15 | 18 |
| 2000 Cl | Esteban Fuertes | Colón | 17 | 18 |
| 2000 Ap | Juan Pablo Ángel | River Plate | 13 | 18 |
| 2001 Cl | Bernardo Romeo | San Lorenzo | 15 | 16 |
| 2001 Ap | Martín Cardetti | River Plate | 17 | 19 |
| 2002 Cl | Fernando Cavenaghi | River Plate | 15 | 19 |
| 2002 Ap | Andrés Silvera | Independiente | 16 | 19 |
| 2003 Cl | Luciano Figueroa | Rosario Central | 17 | 19 |
| 2003 Ap | Ernesto Farías | Estudiantes | 12 | 16 |
| 2004 Cl | Rolando Zárate | Vélez Sársfield | 13 | 17 |
| 2004 Ap | Lisandro López | Racing | 12 | 19 |
| 2005 Cl | Mariano Pavone | Estudiantes | 16 | 19 |
| 2005 Ap | Javier Cámpora | Tiro Federal | 13 | 19 |
| 2006 Cl | Gonzalo Vargas | Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP) | 12 | 18 |
| 2006 Ap | Mauro Zárate Rodrigo Palacio | Vélez Sársfield Boca Juniors | 12 | 19 20 |
| 2007 Cl | Martín Palermo (2) | Boca Juniors | 11 | 16 |
| 2007 Ap | Germán Denis | Independiente | 18 | 19 |
| 2008 Cl | Darío Cvitanich | Banfield | 13 | 16 |
| 2008 Ap | José Sand | Lanús | 15 | 19 |
| 2009 Cl | José Sand | Lanús | 13 | 19 |
| 2009 Ap | Santiago Silva | Banfield | 14 | 12 |
| 2010 Cl | Mauro Boselli | Estudiantes (LP) | 13 | 14 |
| 2010 Ap | Santiago Silva (2) Denis Stracqualursi | Vélez Sársfield Tigre | 11 11 | 19 19 |
| 2011 Cl | Javier Cámpora Teófilo Gutiérrez | Huracán Racing | 11 11 | 19 16 |
| 2011 Ap | Rubén Ramírez | Godoy Cruz | 12 | 17 |
| 2012 Cl | Carlos Luna | Tigre | 12 | 18 |
| 2012 In | Facundo Ferreyra Ignacio Scocco | Vélez Sársfield Newell's Old Boys | 13 | 15 17 |
| 2013 Fi | Ignacio Scocco (2) Emanuel Gigliotti | Newell's Old Boys Colón | 11 | 16 18 |
| 2013 In | César Pereyra | Belgrano | 10 | |
| 2014 Fi | Mauro Zárate (2) | Vélez Sársfield | 13 | |
| 2014 Tr | Lucas Pratto | Vélez Sársfield | 11 | 17 |
| 2014 Tr | Maxi Rodríguez | Newell's Old Boys | 11 | 17 |
| 2014 Tr | Silvio Romero | Lanús | 11 | 19 |
| 2015 | Marco Ruben | Rosario Central | 21 | 30 |
| 2016 | José Sand (3) | Lanús | 15 | 19 |
| 2016–17 | Darío Benedetto | Boca Juniors | 21 | 25 |
| 2017–18 | Santiago García | Godoy Cruz | 17 | 26 |
| 2018–19 | Lisandro López (2) | Racing | 17 | 23 |
| 2019–20 | Silvio Romero (2) | Independiente | 12 | 20 |
| 2019–20 | Rafael Santos Borré | River Plate | 12 | 20 |
| 2021 | Julián Álvarez | River Plate | 18 | 21 |
| 2022 | Mateo Retegui | Tigre | 19 | 27 |
| 2023 | Michael Santos | Talleres (C) | 13 | 24 |
| 2023 | Pablo Vegetti | Belgrano | 13 | 27 |

## Records and statistics

* The youngest player ever to become top scorer in the Argentine Primera was Diego Maradona in the 1978 Metropolitano tournament at the age of 17.
* Héctor Scotta scored the most goals in a single calendar year, with 60 in 1975.
* Arsenio Erico is the only player to score more than 40 goals in a single tournament, he managed the feat twice in 1937, with 47 goals and in 1938 with 43 goals.
* Juan Taverna is the player who scored the most goals in a single match (7) when his club, Banfield, thrashed Bahía Blanca's Puerto Comercial 13–1 at Estadio Florencio Sola on October 6, 1974.
* José Luis Chilavert is the only goalkeeper to have scored 3 goals in a match. He set the record on November 28, 1999, when Vélez Sarsfield beat Ferro Carril Oeste 6–1 at José Amalfitani Stadium in the 1999 Apertura. This was not only an Argentine but a worldwide record for a goalkeeper.
* Clelio Caucia of Vélez Sarsfield became the first goalkeeper to have scored in Argentine football when he scored a penalty kick v Quilmes on June 24, 1924.
* Carlos Seppaquercia of Gimnasia y Esgrima LP set the record for the fastest goal in a match, scoring on 5 seconds v Huracán, on March 18, 1979 at Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo. The match ended 1–1.
* Eduardo Maglioni scored 3 goals within 1 minute and 51 seconds playing for Independiente v Gimnasia y Esgrima LP at "La Doble Visera" Stadium in a 1973 Metropolitano match on March 18, 1973.
* José Sanfilippo (1958–1961) and Diego Maradona (1978–1980) are the only players to have been top scorers on four consecutive seasons.
* Pedro Pasculli (1984 Nacional), and Diego Latorre and Darío Scotto (both in 1992 Clausura) became top scorers with the fewest goals, they only needed to score 9 times to claim their titles.
* Carlos Bianchi holds the record for the longest period in the top scorers list, his first came in the 1971 Metro and his last came in 1981 Nacional, a gap of 11 years.
* Bianchi also holds the record for the longest gap between titles, he waited nearly ten years between his 1971 Metropolitano and his 1981 Nacional titles.
* Martín Palermo holds the record for goals in a season of 19 matches. His 20 goals in the 1998 Apertura also made him the first player to average more than 1 goal per match since Juan Gómez Voglino (who is also the all-time Atlanta top scorer) in 1973.
* Paraguayan Arsenio Erico and Uruguayan Enzo Francescoli are the two foreigners to have been top scorer of Argentina on the most occasions. Erico was the top scorer three consecutive seasons (1937 to 1939), while Francescoli was the top scorer in the 1984 Metropolitano, the 1985–86 season, and in the 1994 Apertura.
* Rolando Zárate and Mauro Zárate are the only brothers to have both been top scorer in the Argentine Primera (2004 Clausura and 2006 Apertura respectively).
* When Lisandro López claimed the 2004 Apertura title, he became the first Racing Club player to be top scorer in 35 years.
* In 2009 José Sand became the first player to become top scorer in consecutive tournaments since Diego Maradona in 1980.