Uruguay 's Example A Uruguayan Football Championship 1961 is another league season. The tournament was held on a two-round system in 18 rounds. All clubs from Montevideo . The champion qualified for the 1962 Libertadores Cup .
| Uruguay Football Championship 1961 | |
|---|---|
| Primera a | |
| Time spending | 1961 |
| Number of participants | ten |
| Cities | one |
| Top places | |
 Winner | Peñarol (26th time) |
 Second place | Nacional |
 Third place | Defensor |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 92 |
| Goals scored | 310 ( 3.37 per game) |
| Bombardier (s) |  Alberto Spencer (Peñarol) (18 goals) |
Table
| No. | Club | AND | AT | N | P | Zab | Prop | Glasses |
| one | Peñarol | 18 | 13 | four | one | 51 | 22 | thirty |
| 2 | Nacional | 18 | 13 | one | four | 39 | sixteen | 27 |
| 3 | Defensor | 18 | 9 | five | four | 35 | 27 | 23 |
| four | Danubio | 18 | 6 | five | 7 | 25 | 31 | 17 |
| five | Cerro | 18 | 3 | ten | five | 24 | 26 | sixteen |
| 6 | Racing | 18 | five | five | eight | thirty | 45 | 15 |
| 7 | Rampla Juniors | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 15 |
| eight | Liverpool | 18 | 3 | eight | 7 | 23 | thirty | 14 |
| 9 | Montevideo Wanderers | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 12 |
| ten | Phoenix | 18 | 3 | five | ten | 26 | 41 | eleven |
Matches for the right to stay in the league
- Phoenix - Wanderers 4-0 and 3-2
The Wanderers dropped out.