| Competition: | Primera División |
| Season: | 1960–61 |
| Winners: | Real Madrid (7th title) |
| Relegated: | Valladolid Granada |
| Continentalcup1: | European Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Real Madrid |
| Continentalcup2: | Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Atlético Madrid |
| Continentalcup3: | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| League Topscorer: | Ferenc Puskás (28 goals) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Elche 2–7 Zaragoza |
| Matches: | 240 |
| Total Goals: | 755 |
| Prevseason: | 1959–60 |
| Nextseason: | 1961–62 |
The 1960–61 La Liga was the 30th season since its establishment. The season began on 11 September 1960, and concluded on 30 April 1961.
Real Madrid won their seventh title.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | Nou Camp | ||
| Los Cármenes | |||
| Mallorca | Lluís Sitjar | ||
| Oviedo | |||
| Real Betis | Heliópolis | ||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Real Santander | El Sardinero | ||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Seville | |||
| Valencia | |||
| José Zorrilla | |||
| Zaragoza | La Romareda |
|}
| width=50px | Rank | Player | Club | width=50px | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ferenc Puskás | Real Madrid | 28 | ||
| 2 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | 21 | ||
| Juan Romero | Elche | 21 | |||
| 4 | Joaquín Murillo | Zaragoza | 20 | ||
| 5 | Luis del Sol | Real Madrid | 17 |