League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GA | GC | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IF Elfsborg | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 37 | 31 |
| 2 | IFK Norrköping | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 30 | 26 |
| 3 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 62 | 47 | 26 |
| 4 | Örebro SK | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 24 |
| 5 | Malmö FF | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 24 |
| 6 | IFK Malmö | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 22 |
| 7 | Örgryte IS | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 39 | 21 |
| 8 | Helsingborgs IF | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 20 |
| 9 | Degerfors IF | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 20 |
| 10 | Hammarby IF | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 52 | 19 |
| 11 | AIK | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 42 | 18 |
| 12 | Sandvikens IF | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 47 | 13 |
Fixtures
| Date | Time | Round | Match | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-04-16 | wk. 1 | IFK Göteborg – Hammarby IF | 7–1 (4–1) | Ullevi | 12966 | |
| 1961-04-23 | wk. 2 | Malmö FF – IFK Göteborg | 0–3 (0–1) | Malmö Stadion | 13326 | |
| 1961-04-28 | wk. 3 | IFK Göteborg – Helsingborgs IF | 3–3 (3–2) | Ullevi | 21229 | |
| 1961-05-07 | wk. 4 | Degerfors IF – IFK Göteborg | 0–1 (0–1) | Stora Valla | 5046 | |
| 1961-05-11 | wk. 5 | Örebro SK – IFK Göteborg | 0–2 (0–1) | Eyravallen | 11661 | |
| 1961-05-14 | wk. 6 | IFK Göteborg – IFK Norrköping | 2–3 (1–1) | Ullevi | 26390 | |
| 1961-05-22 | wk. 7 | IFK Göteborg – AIK | 4–1 (1–0) | Ullevi | 12981 | |
| 1961-06-01 | wk. 8 | IF Elfsborg – IFK Göteborg | 3–2 (1–1) | Ryavallen | 22356 | |
| 1961-06-07 | wk. 9 | Örgryte IS – IFK Göteborg | 3–5 (0–4) | Ullevi | 36573 | |
| 1961-06-11 | wk. 10 | IFK Göteborg – IFK Malmö | 3–0 (1–0) | Ullevi | 12329 | |
| 1961-08-06 | wk. 11 | IFK Göteborg – Sandvikens IF | 3–1 (1–1) | Ullevi | 9353 | |
| 1961-08-13 | wk. 12 | Sandvikens IF – IFK Göteborg | 2–3 (2–1) | Jernvallen | 6109 | |
| 1961-08-17 | wk. 13 | IFK Göteborg – IF Elfsborg | 5–5 (1–2) | Ullevi | 41908 | |
| 1961-08-20 | 18:00 | wk. 14 | AIK – IFK Göteborg | 2–4 (2–2) | Råsunda Fotbollsstadion | 12560 |
| 1961-08-30 | wk. 15 | IFK Göteborg – Örgryte IS | 3–3 (2–2) | Ullevi | 47744 | |
| 1961-09-03 | wk. 16 | IFK Malmö – IFK Göteborg | 1–0 (0–0) | Malmö Stadion | 10971 | |
| 1961-09-10 | wk. 17 | IFK Göteborg – Degerfors IF | 0–2 (0–2) | Ullevi | 10750 | |
| 1961-09-17 | wk. 18 | Helsingborgs IF – IFK Göteborg | 2–4 (1–0) | Olympia | 12166 | |
| 1961-09-24 | wk. 19 | IFK Norrköping – IFK Göteborg | 3–1 (0–1) | Norrköpings Idrottspark | 13585 | |
| 1961-10-01 | wk. 20 | IFK Göteborg – Örebro SK | 2–6 (1–2) | Ullevi | 14106 | |
| 1961-10-08 | wk. 21 | IFK Göteborg – Malmö FF | 2–3 (2–3) | Ullevi | 9777 | |
| 1961-10-15 | wk. 22 | Hammarby IF – IFK Göteborg | 3–3 (1–3) | Råsunda Fotbollsstadion | 21271 |
Contributing players
| Name | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | Gustavsson, Åke | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nilsson, Lennart | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jonsson, Nils | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ohlsson, Owe | 20 | 18 | 0 | 18 | Johansson, Bertil | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | Johansson, Nils | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Berndtsson, Bengt | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Eklöf, Rolf | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | Lindberg, Gunro | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Svensson, Ingvar | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Knutsson, Arne | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Karlsson, Kenny | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ekeroth, Nils | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dahlberg, Lennart | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Andersson, Henry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pettersson, Ronald | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Hansson, Per-Olof | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Danielsson, Sven | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Johansson, Roy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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