1971–72 Bundesliga


The 1971–72 Bundesliga was the ninth season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 14 August 1971 and ended on 28 June 1972. Borussia Mönchengladbach were the defending champions.

Competition modus

Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the fewest points were relegated to their respective Regionalliga divisions.

Team changes to 1970–71

and Rot-Weiss Essen were relegated to the Regionalliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by VfL Bochum and Fortuna Düsseldorf, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.

Season overview

Team overview

ClubGroundCapacity
Olympiastadion100,000
Stadion Alm32,000
Ruhrstadion40,000
Eintracht-Stadion38,000
Weserstadion32,000
Stadion Rote Erde30,000
Wedaustadion38,500
Flinger Broich28,000
Waldstadion87,000
Volksparkstadion80,000
Niedersachsenstadion86,000
Stadion Betzenberg42,000
Müngersdorfer Stadion76,000
Bökelbergstadion34,500
Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße44,300
Olympiastadion70,000
Niederrheinstadion30,000
Glückauf-Kampfbahn35,000
Neckarstadion53,000

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

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FC Bayern Munich
Goalkeepers: Sepp Maier ; Manfred Seifert.

Defenders: Franz Beckenbauer ; Johnny Hansen ; Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck ; Paul Breitner ; Herwart Koppenhöfer ; Günther Rybarczyk.

Midfielders: Uli Hoeneß ; Franz Roth ; Rainer Zobel.

Forwards: Gerd Müller ; Franz Krauthausen ; Wolfgang Sühnholz ; Edgar Schneider ; Wilhelm Hoffmann ; Franz Gerber.

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Manager: Udo Lattek.
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