List of Argentine Primera División top scorers explained

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:[1]

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Arsenio Erico[2] 1934–47
Ángel Labruna[3] [4] 1939–59
Herminio Masantonio[5] 1931–43, 1945
Manuel Seoane[6] 1921–32
Roberto Cherro[7] 1924–38
Bernabé Ferreyra[8] 1929–39
Manuel Pelegrina[9] 1938–55
Martín Palermo[10] 1993–2000, 2004–11
José Sanfilippo[11] 1953–63, 1966–67, 1972
Ricardo Infante[12] 1942–61
Francisco Varallo[13] 1928–39
Oscar Más[14] 1964–76, 1979, 1982, 1985
Domingo Tarasconi[15] [16] 1921–31, 1934
Carlos Bianchi[17] 1967–73, 1980–84
Miguel Brindisi[18] 1967–1976, 1979–1983
Delfín Benítez Cáceres[19] 1932–44
José Manuel Moreno[20] 1935–44, 1946–48, 1950, 1953
Hugo Gottardi[21] 1973–83, 1986–88
Roque Avallay[22] 1973–83, 1986–88
Alberto Zozaya[23] 1929–39

Top scorers by year

Below is the list of topscorers from 1891 to date:[24]

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Frederick Archer Buenos Aires and Rosario Railway 7
1892 (No championship held)
18937
7
(No records for this season)
7
20
1898 Thomas Fearnley Allen 11
Percy Hooton 3
Spencer Leonard 8
5
11
Jorge Brown (2) 12
11
190512
1906 Eliseo Brown
Percy Hooton
Henry Lawrie
Carlos Whalley
8
24
19
Eliseo Brown (4) 17
13
Ricardo Malbrán
Ernesto Lett
Antonio Piaggio
10
9
Ernesto CollaIndependiente12
Alberto Ohaco20
Guillermo Dannaher16
Alberto Ohaco20
Norberto Carabelli Hispano Argentino 11
Alberto Ohaco (4) 31
16
18
Albérico Zabaleta (2) 13
1919 Alfredo Garasini
Alfredo Martín
6
Alberto Marcovecchio (2) 16
Fausto Lucarelli 15
Santiago Carreras 19
Guillermo Dannaher (2) 23
Alberico ZabaletaRacing32
1922 José Clarke
Domingo Tarasconi
11
55
40
1923 AAm Martín Barceló Racing15
16
15
José Gaslini 16
Alberto Bellomo 16
Boca Juniors20
Independiente29
Domingo Tarasconi (3) Boca Juniors32
Boca Juniors32
José Cortecce
Manuel Seoane (2)
San Lorenzo
Independiente
13
Roberto Cherro (3) 37
33 34
José Ciancio 14
43 35
Juan Carlos Irurieta 23
34 34
Alfonso Lorenzo 16
Evaristo Barrera 34 39
Argentino de Quilmes
Gral. San Martín
Agustín Cosso33 34
Alberto Zozaya (2) 16
Evaristo Barrera (2) 19
193747 34
43 34 - Arsenio Erico (3) 40 34
Racing Club
San Lorenzo
33
33
34
34
José Canteli 30 30
25 30
Luis Arrieta
Ángel Labruna
Raúl Frutos
23
23
23
30
30
30
Atilio Mellone 26 30
Ángel Labruna (2) 25 30
24 30
27 30
Benjamín Santos 21 30
26
26
34
34
Mario Papa 24 34
1951 22 24
1952 28 34
1953 22
22
30
1954 19
19
19
30
30
30
-1955 21 30
1956 17
17
30
30
1957 Roberto Zárate22 30
1958 28 30
1959 31 30
1960 34 30
1961 José Sanfilippo (4) 26 30
1962 28 25
1963 26 25
1964 17 30
1965 19 34
23 38
Bernardo Acosta 18 22
Luis Artime (4) 11 15
13 22
Omar Wehbe 13 17
14 23
Rodolfo Fischer
Carlos Bulla
14
14
19
17
16 20
18 20
36 36
1971 Nac Alfredo Obberti (2)
José Artemio Luñiz
10
10
15
15
21 34
14 15
Oscar Más (2)
Hugo Curioni
Ignacio Peña
17
17
17
32
32
32
Juan Gómez Voglino 18 16
18 18
25 25
28 38
Héctor Horacio Scotta (2) 32 23
1976 Met Mario Kempes (2) 21 33
12
12
12
20
22
21
Carlos Álvarez 27 44
Alfredo Letanú 13 16
22
22
40
40
1978 Nac José Omar Reinaldi 18 18
Diego Maradona
Sergio Fortunato
14
14
19
1979 Nac12 14
25 38
Diego Maradona (5) 18 18
20 34
Carlos Bianchi (3) 15 20
Carlos Manuel Morete (3) 20 36
Miguel Ángel Juárez 22 22
30 38
11 14
24 36
9 10
12 15
25 36
20 38
18 38
Argentinos Juniors
San Lorenzo
20
20
38
38
23 38
18 38
14 17
9
9
16
19
12 19
13 18
12 19
11
11
18
19
Enzo Francescoli (3) 12 16
14 17
13 18
13 18
1996 Ap11 17
Sergio Martínez (2) 15 15
Rubén Da Silva (2) 15 17
16 19
20 19
José Luis Calderón (2) 17 18
15 18
17 18
13 18
15 16
17 19
15 19
16 19
17 19
12 16
13 17
12 19
16 19
13 19
12 18
12 19
20
Martín Palermo (2) 11 16
18 19
13 16
15 19
13 19
14 12
13 14
11
11
19
19
11
11
19
16
12 17
12 18
13 15
17
11 16
18
10
Mauro Zárate (2) 13
11
21 30
José Sand (3) 15 19
21 25
17 26
Lisandro López (2) 17 23
Silvio Romero (2)

Records and statistics

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/argtops-allt.html Argentina - All-Time Topscorers in League
  2. Web site: Arsenio Erico, un paraguayo cuya dimensión futbolística pervive en el tiempo. Arsenio Erico, a Paraguayan whose football dimension survives over time. 30 March 2015. CONMEBOL. 5 May 2024. spanish.
  3. http://edant.clarin.com/diario/2008/07/02/deportes/d-04801.htm "Labruna gritó otro gol 67 años después"
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/players/labrunadata.html Ángel Labruna – Goals in Argentina League
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/players/masantoniodata.html Herminio Masantonio – Goals in Argentina League
  6. https://www.rsssf.org/players/seoanedata.html Manuel Seoane – Goals in Argentina League
  7. https://www.rsssf.org/players/cherrodata.html Roberto E. Cherro – Goals in Argentina League
  8. https://www.rsssf.org/players/bferreyradata.html Bernabé Ferreyra – Goals in Argentina League
  9. https://www.rsssf.org/players/pelegrinadata.html Manuel Pelegrina – Goals in Argentina League
  10. https://www.rsssf.org/players/mpalermodata.html Martín Palermo – Goals in Argentina League
  11. https://www.rsssf.org/players/sanfilippodata.html José Sanfilippo – Goals in Argentina League
  12. https://www.rsssf.org/players/infantedata.html Ricardo Infante – Goals in Argentina League
  13. https://www.rsssf.org/players/varallodata.html Francisco Antonio Varallo – Goals in Argentina League
  14. https://www.rsssf.org/players/omasdata.html Oscar Más – Goals in Argentina League
  15. https://www.rsssf.org/players/tarasconidata.html Domingo Alberto Tarasconi – Goals in Argentina League
  16. https://www.historiadeboca.com.ar/jugadores/domingo-alberto-tarasconi/7/1905/2022/2.html Domingo Tarasconi biography and statistics
  17. https://www.rsssf.org/players/cbianchidata.html Carlos Bianchi – Goals in Argentina League
  18. https://www.rsssf.org/players/brindisidata.html Miguel Angel Brindisi – Goals in Argentina League
  19. https://www.rsssf.org/players/benitezcaceresdata.html Delfín Benítez Cáceres – Goals in Argentina League
  20. https://www.rsssf.org/players/jmorenodata.html José Manuel Moreno – Goals in Argentina League
  21. https://www.rsssf.org/players/gottardidata.html Hugo Ernesto Gottardi – Goals in Argentina League
  22. https://www.rsssf.org/players/avallaydata.html Roque Alberto Avallay – Goals in Argentina League
  23. https://www.rsssf.org/players/zozayadata.html Alberto Máximo Zozaya – Goals in Argentina League
  24. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/argtops.html Argentina list of Topscorers 1891-present
  25. https://www.clarin.com/deportes/futbol/records-imbatibles-futbol-argentino_0_H19OP1ICW.html Trece décadas (1891–2017) Los cinco récords imbatibles del fútbol argentino
  26. https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202009/518640-scotta-el-hombre-de-los-60-goles-en-un-ano-cumple-70.html Héctor Scotta. el hombre de los 60 goles
  27. https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/1088/32276/1974-banfield-13---puerto-comercial-1-el-dia-que-taverna-hizo-7-goles 1974. BANFIELD 13 - PUERTO COMERCIAL 1. EL DÍA QUE TAVERNA HIZO 7 GOLES
  28. https://www.pagina12.com.ar/233473-irrepetible-el-dia-que-chilavert-marco-tres-goles-en-un-mism rrepetible: el día que Chilavert marcó tres goles en un mismo partido
  29. http://talentosports.com.ar/noticia/4831/ftbol-mira-que-jugadores-hicieron-historia-en-el-campeonato-argentino/ FÚTBOL: Mirá qué jugadores hicieron historia en el campeonato argentino
  30. https://soydelrojo.com/el-record-guinness-de-eduardo-maglioni/ El record Guinness de Eduardo Maglioni
  31. https://www.ellitoral.com/index.php/id_um/288161-el-reconquistense-que-hizo-tres-goles-en-menos-de-dos-minutos-eduardo-maglioni-un-delantero-record-guinnes-deportes.html El reconquistense que hizo tres goles en menos de dos minutos
  32. https://www.caatlanta.com.ar/archives/gomez-voglino-deseo-ver-a-atlanta-en-primera Gómez Voglino: "Deseo ver a Atlanta en Primera"