1961 Argentine Primera División

70th season of top-tier football league in Argentina

Football league season

Primera División
Racing Club, champion
Season	1961
Champions	Racing (14th title)
Relegated	Lanús Los Andes
1962 Copa Libertadores	Racing
Top goalscorer	José Sanfilippo (26 goals)
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The 1961 Argentine Primera División was the 70th season of top-flight football in Argentina. The season began on April 16 and ended on December 3.^[1]

Racing Club won its 14th championship while two teams were relegated to Primera B, Lanús and Los Andes.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Racing	30	19	9	2	68	39	+29	47
2	San Lorenzo	30	16	8	6	56	35	+21	40
3	River Plate	30	15	8	7	53	30	+23	38
4	Atlanta	30	13	11	6	49	34	+15	37
5	Boca Juniors	30	14	7	9	57	33	+24	35
6	Independiente	30	12	9	9	46	40	+6	33
7	Vélez Sársfield	30	10	11	9	43	38	+5	31
7	Chacarita Juniors	30	12	7	11	49	53	−4	31
9	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	30	12	4	14	56	53	+3	28
10	Huracán	30	7	11	12	43	51	−8	25
11	Argentinos Juniors	30	10	4	16	42	56	−14	24
12	Lanús	30	7	10	13	36	59	−23	24
13	Rosario Central	30	7	9	14	54	69	−15	23
14	Estudiantes (LP)	30	4	14	12	29	47	−18	22
15	Ferro Carril Oeste	30	8	5	17	38	55	−17	21
15	Los Andes	30	10	1	19	38	65	−27	21