2017 Uruguayan Primera División season
Rank Name Club Goals
1 Cristian Palacios Montevideo Wanderers 15
2 Maureen Franco Cerro 12
3 Maximiliano Gómez Defensor Sporting 10
4 Fabián Estoyanoff Fénix 8
5 Facundo Rodríguez Boston River 7
Torneo Apertura -- Top goalscorers
The 2017 Liga Profesional de Primera División season, also known as the Campeonato Uruguayo 2017, was the 114th season of Uruguay's top-flight football league, and the 87th in which it is professional. Nacional were the defending champions. Peñarol were the champions after winning the Torneo Clausura and defeating Apertura winners Defensor Sporting at the championship playoff via penalty shoot-out.