| Season | 1961–62 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Real Madrid (8th title) |
| Relegated | Español Real Santander Real Sociedad Tenerife |
| European Cup | Real Madrid |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | Sevilla Atlético Madrid (as title holders) |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 761 (3.17 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Juan Seminario (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Barcelona 8–0Real Santander |
| Biggest away win | Mallorca 1–5Español Osasuna 0–4Atlético Bilbao |
| Highest scoring | Zaragoza 6–3Osasuna Zaragoza 6–3Real Sociedad |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Real Madrid |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 matches Barcelona |
| Longest winless run | 8 matches Español |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Real Sociedad Tenerife |
1962–63 → | |
The1961–62La Liga was the 31st season since its establishment. The season began on 2 September 1961, and concluded on 1 April 1962.
Tenerife made their debut inLa Liga, thus becoming the secondCanarian team to play in the top tier.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid(C) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 43 | Qualified for theEuropean Cup |
| 2 | Barcelona | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 81 | 46 | +35 | 40 | Invited for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid[a] | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 36 | Qualified for theCup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | Zaragoza | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 35 | Invited for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 5 | Atlético Bilbao | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 32 | |
| 6 | Sevilla[b] | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 31 | Qualified for theCup Winners' Cup |
| 7 | Valencia[c] | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 31 | Invited for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 8 | Elche | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 29 | |
| 9 | Real Betis | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 28 | |
| 10 | Oviedo | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 27 | |
| 11 | Osasuna | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 27 | |
| 12 | Mallorca | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 27 | |
| 13 | Español(R) | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 26 | Qualified for therelegation play-offs |
| 14 | Real Santander(R) | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 26 | |
| 15 | Real Sociedad(R) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 23 | Relegated to theSegunda División |
| 16 | Tenerife(R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 19 |
| Home \ Away | ATB | ATM | BAR | ELC | ESP | MLL | OSA | OVI | BET | RMA | RSA | RSO | SEV | TFE | VAL | ZAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Bilbao | — | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Barcelona | 4–2 | 5–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Elche | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 6–2 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–3 |
| Español | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Mallorca | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–5 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Osasuna | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 5–1 |
| Oviedo | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Real Betis | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Real Madrid | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | — | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Real Santander | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Real Sociedad | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Sevilla | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Tenerife | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | — | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| Valencia | 2–2 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Zaragoza | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–3 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Español | 1–2 | Valladolid | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Málaga | 3–1 | Real Santander | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zaragoza | 25 | |
| 2 | Barcelona | 20 | |
| Real Madrid | 20 | ||
| 4 | Elche | 18 | |
| 5 | Barcelona | 17 | |
| Zaragoza | 17 |