Season | 1961–62 |
---|---|
Champions | Sporting CP 11th title |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 617 (3.39 per match) |
← 1960–61 1962–63 → |
Statistics of Portuguese Liga in the 1961–62 season.
Overview
[edit]It was contested by 14 teams, and Sporting Clube de Portugal won the championship.
Details of participants
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Campeonato_de_Portugal_de_primeira_divisao_1961-1962.png/300px-Campeonato_de_Portugal_de_primeira_divisao_1961-1962.png)
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 |
League standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sporting CP (C) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 17 | +49 | 43 | Qualified for the European Cup |
2 | Porto | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 16 | +41 | 41 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
3 | Benfica[a] | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 36 | Qualified for the European Cup |
4 | CUF Barreiro | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 33 | |
5 | Belenenses | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 31 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
6 | Atlético CP | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 26 | |
7 | Leixões | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 23 | |
8 | Olhanense | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 22 | |
9 | Vitória de Guimarães | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 22 | |
10 | Académica de Coimbra | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 22 | |
11 | Beira-Mar (R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 21 | Relegated to Segunda Divisão |
12 | Lusitano de Évora | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 20 | |
13 | Sporting da Covilhã (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 17 | Relegated to Segunda Divisão |
14 | Salgueiros (R) | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 87 | −70 | 7 |
Results
[edit]Leading scorer
[edit]Azumir Veríssimo (Futebol Clube do Porto) was the top scorer of the season with 23 goals.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Azumir | ![]() |
FC Porto | 23 |
Promotion and relegation 1962/1963
[edit]- Relegation to Segunda Divisão
- Promotion to Primeira Divisão
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b "Portugal 1961-62 - RSSSF (Jorge Miguel Teixeira)". RSSSF. 2001. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ a b "Portuguese League 1961/62 - footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Retrieved 2021-11-08.