1961–62 Segunda División
The 1961–62 Segunda División season was the 31st since its establishment and was played between 3 September 1961 and 1 April 1962.
Overview before the season
32 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the 1960–61 La Liga and 7 promoted from the 1960–61 Tercera División.;Relegated from La Liga:
- Valladolid
- Granada
- Alavés
- Atlético Baleares
- Albacete
- Recreativo
- Cartagena
- Burgos
- Villarrobledo
Group North
Teams
| Club | City | Stadium |
| Deportivo Alavés | Vitoria | Mendizorroza |
| CD Atlético Baleares | Palma de Mallorca | Balear |
| CD Basconia | Basauri | Pedro López Cortázar |
| Burgos CF | Burgos | Zatorre |
| RC Celta de Vigo | Vigo | Balaídos |
| Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa | León | La Puentecilla |
| RC Deportivo La Coruña | La Coruña | Riazor |
| Real Gijón CF | Gijón | El Molinón |
| SD Indauchu | Bilbao | Garellano |
| CD Orense | Orense | José Antonio |
| AD Plus Ultra | Madrid | Campo de Ciudad Lineal |
| Pontevedra CF | Pontevedra | Pasarón |
| CD Sabadell FC | Sabadell | Cruz Alta |
| Salamanca | Salamanca | El Calvario |
| San Sebastián CF | San Sebastián | Atocha |
| Real Valladolid Deportivo | Valladolid | José Zorrilla |
League table
Top goalscorers
Top goalkeepers
Results
Group South
Teams
| Club | City | Stadium |
| Albacete Balompié | Albacete | Carlos Belmonte |
| Cádiz CF | Cádiz | Ramón de Carranza |
| CD Cartagena | Cartagena | El Almarjal |
| CA Ceuta | Ceuta | Alfonso Murube |
| Córdoba CF | Córdoba | El Arcángel |
| Granada CF | Granada | Los Cármenes |
| Hércules CF | Alicante | La Viña |
| Real Jaén CF | Jaén | La Victoria |
| UD Las Palmas | Las Palmas | Insular |
| Levante UD | Valencia | Vallejo |
| CD Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda |
| CD Mestalla | Valencia | Mestalla |
| Real Murcia | Murcia | La Condomina |
| Recreativo de Huelva | Huelva | Municipal |
| CD San Fernando | San Fernando | Marqués de Varela |
| CD Villarrobledo | Villarrobledo | Nuestra Señora de la Caridad |