| Season | 1961–62 |
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| 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 played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 761 (3.17 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Juan Seminario (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Barcelona 8–0 Real Santander |
| Biggest away win | Mallorca 1–5 Español Osasuna 0–4 Atlético Bilbao |
| Highest scoring | Zaragoza 6–3 Osasuna Zaragoza 6–3 Real 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 |
← 1960–61 1962–63 → | |
The 1961–62 La Liga was the 31st season since its establishment. The season started on September 2, 1961, and finished on April 1, 1962.
Tenerife made their debut in La Liga, thus becoming the second Canarian team to play in the top tier.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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[a] | 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[b] | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 31 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
| 7 | Valencia[c] | 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| Español | 1–2 | Valladolid | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Málaga | 3–1 | Real Santander | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 |  Juan Seminario
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Zaragoza | 25 |
| 2 |  Ferenc Puskás
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Real Madrid | 20 |
 Evaristo de Macedo
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Barcelona | 20 | |
| 4 |  Juan Romero Isasi
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Elche | 18 |
| 5 |  Sándor Kocsis
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Barcelona | 17 |
| Joaquín Murillo
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Zaragoza | 17 |
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