| Competition: | Primeira Liga |
| Season: | 1961–62 |
| Winners: | Sporting CP 11th title |
| Matches: | 182 |
| Total Goals: | 617 |
| Prevseason: | 1960–61 |
| Nextseason: | 1962–63 |
Statistics of Portuguese Liga in the 1961–62 season.
It was contested by 14 teams, and Sporting Clube de Portugal won the championship.
Details of the 14 participants are provided below:
| width=125 | Clubs | width=125 | Seasons at this level | width=100 | Settlements | width=100 | Season joined league | width=125 | 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 |
Azumir Veríssimo (Futebol Clube do Porto) was the top scorer of the season with 23 goals.
| width=20 | Rank | width=175 | Player | width=175 | Club | width=50 | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azumir |  | FC Porto | 23 |