# List of Uruguayan Primera División top scorers

This is a list of Uruguayan Primera División top scorers, that enumerates all players that have finished a season as top goalscorers in the top level of the Uruguayan football league system from 1900 (the year that the first championship was held) to date.

## All-time top scorers

The chart includes championships since 1900 to present days. Atilio García has the record of being top scorer in most seasons, with 8 (7 of them consecutively). On the other hand, Fernando Morena holds the record of most goals scored in one season (36 in 1978).
| Pos. | Player | Period | Goals | Matches |
| 1 | Fernando Morena | 1969–84 | 230 | 244 |
| 2 | Atilio García | 1938–50 | 208 | 210 |
| 3 | Héctor Scarone | 1916–34 | 163 | 191 |
| 4 | Pablo Terevinto | 1920–31 | 124 | 157 |
| 5 | Alberto Spencer | 1960–70 | 113 | 166 |
| 6 | René Borjas | 1920–31 | 109 | 199 |
| 7 | Héctor Castro | 1921–36 | 107 | 181 |
| 8 | Óscar Míguez | 1948–60 | 107 | 137 |
| 9 | Pedro Petrone | 1923–33 | 103 | 97 |
| 10 | Peregrino Anselmo | 1922–35 | 102 | 180 |
| 11 | Pablo Suarez | 1924–31 | 101 | 84 |
| 12 | Anibal Suarez | 1921–31 | 101 | 89 |
| 13 | Eli Vroom | 1987–96 | 100 | 119 |
| 14 | Anibal Ciocca | 1932-47 | 99 | 184 |
| 15 | Ricardo Klement | 1946-59 | 97 | 169 |

## Top scorers by year

Sources:
| Season | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1900 | James Buchanan | CURCC | 6 |
| 1901 | Juan Pena | CURCC | 6 |
| 1902 | Bolívar Céspedes | Nacional | 11 |
| 1903 | Juan Pena | CURCC | 16 |
| 1904 | (No championship held) | (No championship held) | (No championship held) |
| 1905 | Aniceto Camacho | CURCC | 6 |
| 1906 | Rafael de Miquelerena | Montevideo Wanderers | 6 |
| 1907 | José Zuazú | Nacional | 7 |
| (no records for the 1908–1926 period) ||||
| 1927 | Conrado Bidegain | Rampla Juniors | 13 |
| (no records for the 1927–1928 period) ||||
| 1930 | (No championship held) | (No championship held) | (No championship held) |
| 1931 | (no records) | (no records) | (no records) |
| 1932 | Juan Labraga | Rampla Juniors | 17 |
| 1933 | Pedro Young | Peñarol | 33 |
| 1934 | Aníbal Ciocca | Nacional | 13 |
| 1935 | Antonio Castaldo | Defensor | 12 |
| 1936 | Aníbal Ciocca | Nacional | 14 |
| 1937 | Horacio Tellechea | Peñarol | 16 |
| 1938 | Atilio García | Nacional | 20 |
| 1939 | Atilio García | Nacional | 22 |
| 1940 | Atilio García | Nacional | 18 |
| 1941 | Atilio García | Nacional | 23 |
| 1942 | Atilio García | Nacional| | 19 |
| 1943 | Atilio García | Nacional | 18 |
| 1944 | Atilio García | Nacional | 21 |
| 1945 | Nicolás Falero | Central Español | 21 |
| 1945 | Raúl Schiaffino | Peñarol | 21 |
| 1946 | Atilio García | Nacional | 21 |
| 1947 | Nicolás Falero | Peñarol | 17 |
| 1948 | Óscar Míguez | Peñarol | 8 |
| 1949 | Óscar Míguez | Peñarol | 20 |
| 1950 | Juan Ramón Orlandi | Nacional | 14 |
| 1951 | Juan Hohberg | Peñarol | 17 |
| 1952 | Jorge Enrico | Nacional | 15 |
| 1953 | Juan Hohberg | Peñarol | 17 |
| 1954 | Juan Romay | Peñarol | 12 |
| 1955 | Javier Ambrois | Nacional | 17 |
| 1956 | Carlos Carranza | Cerro | 18 |
| 1957 | Walter Hernández | Defensor | 16 |
| 1958 | Manuel Pedersen | Rampla Juniors | 12 |
| 1959 | Víctor Guaglianone | Wanderers | 13 |
| 1960 | Ángel Cabrera | Peñarol | 14 |
| 1961 | Alberto Spencer | Peñarol | 18 |
| 1962 | Alberto Spencer | Peñarol | 16 |
| 1963 | Pedro Rocha | Peñarol | 18 |
| 1964 | Héctor Salva | Rampla Juniors | 12 |
| 1965 | Pedro Rocha | Peñarol | 15 |
| 1966 | Araquem de Melo | Danubio | 12 |
| 1967 | Alberto Spencer | Peñarol | 11 |
| 1968 | Alberto Spencer | Peñarol | 8 |
| 1968 | Pedro Rocha | Peñarol | 8 |
| 1968 | Ruben García | Cerro | 8 |
| 1968 | Rúben Bareño | Cerro | 8 |
| 1969 | Luis Artime | Nacional | 24 |
| 1970 | Luis Artime | Nacional | 21 |
| 1971 | Luis Artime | Nacional | 16 |
| 1972 | Juan Carlos Mamelli | Nacional | 20 |
| 1973 | Fernando Morena | Peñarol | 23 |
| 1974 | Fernando Morena | Peñarol | 27 |
| 1975 | Fernando Morena | Peñarol | 34 |
| 1976 | Fernando Morena | Peñarol | 18 |
| 1977 | Fernando Morena | Peñarol | 19 |
| 1978 | Fernando Morena | Peñarol | 36 |
| 1979 | Waldemar Victorino | Nacional | 19 |
| 1980 | Jorge Luis Siviero | Rentistas | 19 |
| 1981 | Rubén Paz | Peñarol | 17 |
| 1982 | Fernando Morena | Peñarol | 17 |
| 1983 | Arsenio Luzardo | Nacional | 13 |
| 1984 | José Villareal | Central Español | 18 |
| 1985 | Antonio Alzamendi | Peñarol | 13 |
| 1986 | Juan Ramón Carrasco | Nacional | 11 |
| 1986 | Gerardo Miranda | Defensor | 11 |
| 1987 | Gerardo Miranda | Defensor | 13 |
| 1988 | Rubén da Silva | Danubio | 23 |
| 1989 | Diego Aguirre | Peñarol | 7 |
| 1989 | Johnny Miqueiro | Progreso | 7 |
| 1989 | Óscar Quagliata | Huracán Buceo | 7 |
| 1990 | Adolfo Barán | Peñarol | 13 |
| 1991 | Julio Dely Valdés | Nacional | 16 |
| 1992 | Julio Dely Valdés | Nacional | 13 |
| 1993 | Wilmar Cabrera | Huracán Buceo | 12 |
| 1994 | Darío Silva | Peñarol | 19 |
| 1995 | Juan González | Nacional | 16 |
| 1996 | Juan González | Nacional | 13 |
| 1997 | Pablo Bengoechea | Peñarol | 10 |
| 1998 | Martín Rodríguez | River Plate | 13 |
| 1998 | Rubén Sosa | Nacional | 13 |
| 1999 | Gabriel Álvez | Nacional | 24 |
| 2000 | Javier Chevantón | Danubio | 33 |
| 2001 | Eliomar Marcón | Defensor Sporting | 21 |
| 2002 | Germán Hornos | Fénix | 25 |
| 2003 | Alexander Medina | Liverpool | 22 |
| 2004 | Carlos Bueno | Peñarol | 26 |
| 2004 | Alexander Medina | Nacional | 26 |
| 2005 | Pablo Granoche | Miramar Misiones | 16 |
| 2005–06 | Pedro Cardoso | Rocha | 17 |
| 2006–07 | Aldo Díaz | Tacuarembó | 15 |
| 2007–08 | Richard Porta | CA River Plate | 19 |
| 2007–08 | Cristhian Stuani | Danubio | 19 |
| 2008–09 | Antonio Pacheco | Peñarol | 12 |
| 2008–09 | Liber Quiñones | Racing | 12 |
| 2009–10 | Antonio Pacheco | Peñarol | 23 |
| 2010–11 | Santiago García | Nacional | 23 |
| 2011–12 | Richard Porta | Nacional | 17 |
| 2012–13 | Juan Manuel Olivera | Peñarol | 18 |
| 2013–14 | Héctor Acuña | Cerro | 20 |
| 2014–15 | Iván Alonso | Nacional | 22 |
| 2015–16 | Gastón Rodríguez | M. Wanderers | 19 |
| 2015–16 | Junior Arias | Liverpool | 19 |
| 2016 | Pablo Silva | Villa Española | 8 |
| 2016 | Gabriel Fernández | Racing | 8 |
| 2017 | Cristian Palacios | Wanderers / Peñarol | 29 |
| 2018 | Gonzalo Bergessio | Nacional | 17 |
| 2019 | Juan Ignacio Ramírez | Liverpool | 24 |
| 2020 | Gonzalo Bergessio | Nacional | 25 |
| 2021 | Maximiliano Silvera | Cerrito | 22 |
| 2022 | Thiago Borbas | River Plate | 18 |
| 2023 | Ignacio Ramírez | Nacional | 19 |
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