| Season: | 1961–62 |
| Nextseason: | 1962–63 |
Statistics of Nemzeti Bajnokság I in the 1961–62 season.
It was contested by 14 teams, and Vasas SC won the championship.
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lajos Tichy | Budapest Honvéd | 23 |
| 2 | Tibor Csernai | Ózdi Kohász SE | 19 |
| 3 | Flórián Albert | Ferencvárosi TC | 17 |
| Károly Sándor | MTK Budapest | 17 | |
| 5 | János Göröcs | Újpesti Dózsa | 14 |
| 6 | László Kalmár | Csepel SC | 13 |
| László Lahos | Tatabányai Bányász | 13 | |
| Károly Palotai | Győri Vasas ETO | 13 | |
| Ernő Solymosi | Újpesti Dózsa | 13 | |
| Antal Dunai | Pécsi Dózsa | 13 | |
| Béla Kuharszki | Újpesti Dózsa | 13 | |