The 1960–61 Primeira Divisão was the 27th season of top-tier football in Portugal.
Overview The competition was contested by 14 teams with S.L. Benfica winning the 1960–61 Primeira Divisão championship. It was the eleventh championship title for the club. Benfica also won the 1961–62 European Cup and qualified for the 1961–62 competition. This enabled second placed Sporting CP to also qualify for the European Cup. Leixões S.C. qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup and C.F. Os Belenenses for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The two lowest placed teams of the competition, S.C. Braga and F.C. Barreirense were relegated to the Segunda Divisão.
Details of participants
Details of the 14 participants are provided below:
ClubsSeasons at this levelSettlementsSeason joined leaguePosition in 1959–1960Benfica27 seasonsLisbon1934–19351Sporting CP27 seasonsLisbon1934–19352Belenenses27 seasonsLisbon1934–19353Porto27 seasonsPorto1934–19354Académica de Coimbra26 seasonsCoimbra1949–19506Vitória de Guimarães17 seasonsGuimarães1958–19597Atlético CP15 seasonsLisbon1959–196011Barreirense14 seasonsBarreiro1960–1961Segunda DivisãoSporting de Braga13 seasonsBraga1957–195812Sporting da Covilhã12 seasonsCovilhã1958–19599Lusitano de Évora9 seasonsÉvora1952–195310CUF Barreiro8 seasonsBarreiro1954–19555Salgueiros5 seasonsPorto1960–1961Segunda DivisãoLeixões4 seasonsMatosinhos1959–19608
League standings
Results
Top scorer José Águas (S.L. Benfica) was the top scorer of the season with 27 goals.
Rank Player ClubGoals 1 José Águas S.L. Benfica 27
Promotion and relegation 1961–62 Relegation to Segunda Divisão Braga Barreirense
Promotion to Primeira Divisão Olhanense Beira Mar
References
External links Portugal 1960-61 - RSSSF (Jorge Miguel Teixeira) Portugal - Table of Honor - Soccer Library