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.
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 → |
Team locations
editCanary Islands
Tenerife made their debut in La Liga, thus becoming the second Canarian team to play in the top tier.
League table
editPos | 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 |
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ 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
editRelegation play-offs
editTeam 1 | Agg. | 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 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Zaragoza | 25 | |
2 | Real Madrid | 20 | |
Barcelona | 20 | ||
4 | Elche | 18 | |
5 | Barcelona | 17 | |
Zaragoza | 17 |
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Official LFP Site