1961–62 Primeira Divisão
Statistics of Portuguese Liga in the 1961–62 season.Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Sporting Clube de Portugal won the championship.Details of participants
Details of the 14 participants are provided below:
| Clubs | Seasons at this level | Settlements | Season joined league | Position in 1960/1961 |
| Benfica | 28 seasons | Lisbon | 1934/1935 | 1 |
| Sporting | 28 seasons | Lisbon | 1934/1935 | 2 |
| FC Porto | 28 seasons | Porto | 1934/1935 | 3 |
| Belenenses | 28 seasons | Lisbon | 1934/1935 | 5 |
| Académica | 27 seasons | Coimbra | 1949/1950 | 7 |
| Vitória Guimarães | 18 seasons | Guimarães | 1958/1959 | 4 |
| Atlético | 16 seasons | Lisbon | 1959/1960 | 10 |
| Sporting Covilhã | 13 seasons | Covilhã | 1958/1959 | 9 |
| Olhanense | 11 seasons | Olhão | 1961/1962 | Segunda Divisão |
| Lusitano Évora | 10 seasons | Évora | 1952/1953 | 11 |
| CUF | 9 seasons | Barreiro | 1954/1955 | 6 |
| Salgueiros | 6 seasons | Porto | 1960/1961 | 12 |
| Leixões | 5 seasons | Matosinhos | 1959/1960 | 8 |
| Beira Mar | 1 season | Aveiro | 1961/1962 | Segunda Divisão |
was the top scorer of the season with 23 goals.
| Rank | Player | | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Azumir |  | FC Porto | 23 |
;Relegation to Segunda Divisão
- Beira Mar
- Sporting Covilhã
- Salgueiros
;Promotion to Primeira Divisão
