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1960–61 Primeira Divisão

Primeira Divisão
Season 1960–61
Champions Benfica
11th title
Relegated S.C. Braga
F.C. Barreirense
European Cup S.L. Benfica
Sporting C.P.
Cup Winners' Cup Leixões S.C.
Fairs Cup C.F. Os Belenenses
Matches played 182
Goals scored 589 (3.24 per match)
Top goalscorer José Águas
(27 goals)

The 1960–61 Primeira Divisão season was the 26th season of top-tier football in Portugal.

The competition was contested by 14 teams with Benfica winning the 1960-61 Primeira Divisão championship. It was the eleventh championship title for the club. S.L. Benfica also won the 1961–62 European Cup and qualified for the 1961–62 competition. This enabled second placed Sporting C.P. 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 the 14 participants are provided below:

José Águas (S.L. Benfica), a footballer of Angolan origin, was the top scorer of the season with 27 goals.


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