| Competition: | Liga |
| Season: | 1961 |
| Winners: | Górnik Zabrze (3rd title) |
| Relegated: | Polonia Bydgoszcz Zawisza Bydgoszcz |
| League Topscorer: | Ernst Pohl (24 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 1960 |
| Nextseason: | 1962 |
Statistics of Ekstraklasa for the 1961 season.
It was contested by 14 teams, and Górnik Zabrze won the championship.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ernest Pol | Górnik Zabrze | 24 |
| 2 | Marian Norkowski | Polonia Bydgoszcz | 21 |
| 3 | Norbert Gajda | Odra Opole | 17 |
| 4 | Edward Jankowski | Górnik Zabrze | 16 |
| Engelbert Jarek | Odra Opole | 16 | |
| 6 | Jan Liberda | Polonia Bytom | 15 |
| Edward Pietrasiński | Cracovia | 15 | |
| 8 | Tadeusz Błażejewski | Legia Warsaw | 14 |
| Łucjan Gojny | Lech Poznań | 14 | |
| Eugeniusz Lerch | Ruch Chorzów | 14 |