# 1961–62 La Liga

The 1961–62 La Liga was the 31st season since its establishment. The season began on 2 September 1961, and concluded on 1 April 1962.

## Team locations

Tenerife made their debut in La Liga, thus becoming the second Canarian team to play in the top tier.
| Team | Home city | Stadium |
| Atlético Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés |
| Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Metropolitano |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Nou Camp |
| Elche | Elche | Altabix |
| Español | Barcelona | Sarriá |
| Mallorca | Palma | Lluís Sitjar |
| Osasuna | Pamplona | San Juan |
| Oviedo | Oviedo | Carlos Tartiere |
| Real Betis | Seville | Benito Villamarín |
| Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu |
| Real Santander | Santander, Spain | El Sardinero |
| Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Atocha |
| Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
| Tenerife | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Heliodoro Rodríguez López |
| Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla |
| Zaragoza | Zaragoza | La Romareda |

## League table

| 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 the European Cup |
| 2 | Barcelona | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 81 | 46 | +35 | 40 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 36 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | Zaragoza | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 35 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 5 | Atlético Bilbao | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 32 | |
| 6 | Sevilla | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 31 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
| 7 | Valencia | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 31 | Invited for the Inter-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 the relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Real Santander (R) | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 26 | Qualified for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Real Sociedad (R) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 23 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
| 16 | Tenerife (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 19 | Relegated to the Segunda División |
* ↑ Atlético Madrid qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as title holders.
* ↑ Sevilla qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as runners-up of the Copa del Generalísimo, due to the qualification of Real Madrid to the European Cup.
* ↑ Valencia qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as title holders.

## Results

| 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 | — |

## Relegation play-offs

| 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 |

## Pichichi Trophy

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Juan Seminario | Zaragoza | 25 |
| 2 | Evaristo | Barcelona | 20 |
| 2 | Ferenc Puskás | Real Madrid | 20 |
| 4 | Juan Romero Isasi | Elche | 18 |
| 5 | Sándor Kocsis | Barcelona | 17 |
| 5 | Joaquín Murillo | Zaragoza | 17 |