List of Uruguayan Primera División top scorers explained

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.[1]

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).[2] [3] [4] On the other hand, Fernando Morena holds the record of most goals scored in one season (36 in 1978).[5]

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1 1969–84 230 244
2 1938–50 208 210
3 1916–34 163 191
4 Pablo Terevinto 1920–31 124 157
5 1960–70 113 166
6 1920–31 109 199
7 1921–36 107 181
8 1948–60 107 137
9 1923–33 103 97
10 1922–35 102 180

Top scorers by year

Sources:[1]

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James Buchanan
Juan Pena
Bolívar Céspedes Nacional
Juan Pena
1904
Aniceto Camacho
Rafael de Miquelerena
José Zuazú
Conrado Bidegain
1930
1931
Juan Labraga
Pedro Young
Antonio Castaldo
Horacio Tellechea
Nacional
1943
1944
1947
Óscar Míguez
1950 Juan Ramón Orlandi
1951
1952 Jorge Enrico
1953
Juan Romay
1956
1957
1958 Manuel Pedersen
Víctor Guaglianone
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
Peñarol
Ruben García Cerro
1969
1970 Luis Artime
1971
1972 Juan Carlos Mamelli
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1980
1982
1983
José Villareal
1985
Defensor
1988
1989
Progreso
Óscar Quagliata
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
Martín Rodríguez River Plate
Nacional
1999Nacional
2000Danubio
Defensor Sporting
2002Fénix
2003Liverpool
2004Peñarol
2005
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
Danubio
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11 Santiago García
2011–12
2012–13 Juan Manuel Olivera
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
Racing
2017
2018
2020
2022
2023 Ignacio Ramírez

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/urutops.html Uruguay - League Top Scorers
  2. https://www.elpais.com.uy/ovacion/futbol/los-grandes-records-del-futbol-uruguayo Los grandes récords del fútbol uruguayo
  3. https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/uruguay/nota/_/id/11454436/atilio-garcia-historia-nacional-goleador-clasicos-hinchas-casa-epoca-repaso-legado El pase de Atilio García: el hombre que hizo historia en Nacional y al que los hinchas le compraron una casa
  4. https://semanariodejunin.com.ar/nota/28958/atilio-garcia-el-goleador-juninense-que-en-uruguay-fue-gardel/ Atilio García, el goleador juninense que en Uruguay fue Gardel
  5. https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/la-inigualable-marca-de-morena-el-ano-del-record-de-36-goles-y-siete-en-un-partido-202042817170 La inigualable marca de Morena: ¿cómo llegó a los 36 goles?