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[1] and ended on 28 June 1972.[2] Borussia Mönchengladbach were the defending champions.
Season | 1971–72 |
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Dates | 14 August 1971 – 28 June 1972 |
Champions | Bayern Munich 2nd Bundesliga title 3rd German title |
Relegated | Borussia Dortmund Arminia Bielefeld (forced by DFB) |
European Cup | FC Bayern Munich |
Cup Winners' Cup | FC Schalke 04 |
UEFA Cup | Borussia Mönchengladbach 1. FC Köln Eintracht Frankfurt 1. FC Kaiserslautern (losing DFB Cup finalists to Schalke) |
Goals scored | 993 |
Average goals/game | 3.25 |
Top goalscorer | Gerd Müller (40) |
Biggest home win | FC Bayern 11–1 Dortmund (27 November 1971) |
Biggest away win | Bielefeld 1–7 Br'schweig (28 June 1972) |
Highest scoring | FC Bayern 11–1 Dortmund (12 goals) (27 November 1971) |
← 1970–71 1972–73 → |
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
Kickers Offenbach 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
Club | Ground[3] | Capacity[3] |
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Hertha BSC | Olympiastadion | 100,000 |
Arminia Bielefeld | Stadion Alm | 32,000 |
VfL Bochum | Ruhrstadion | 40,000 |
Eintracht Braunschweig | Eintracht-Stadion | 38,000 |
SV Werder Bremen | Weserstadion | 32,000 |
Borussia Dortmund | Stadion Rote Erde | 30,000 |
MSV Duisburg | Wedaustadion | 38,500 |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | Flinger Broich | 28,000 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | Waldstadion | 87,000 |
Hamburger SV | Volksparkstadion | 80,000 |
Hannover 96 | Niedersachsenstadion | 86,000 |
1. FC Kaiserslautern | Stadion Betzenberg | 42,000 |
1. FC Köln | Müngersdorfer Stadion | 76,000 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bökelbergstadion | 34,500 |
FC Bayern Munich | Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße | 44,300 |
Olympiastadion[lower-alpha 1] | 70,000 | |
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | Niederrheinstadion | 30,000 |
FC Schalke 04 | Glückauf-Kampfbahn | 35,000 |
VfB Stuttgart | Neckarstadion | 53,000 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 101 | 38 | +63 | 55 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
2 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 76 | 35 | +41 | 52 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 82 | 40 | +42 | 43 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
4 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 43 | |
5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 71 | 61 | +10 | 39 | |
6 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 37 | |
7 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 35 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 2] |
8 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 35 | |
9 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 59 | 69 | −10 | 34 | |
10 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 33 | |
11 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 31 | |
12 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 31 | |
13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 30 | |
14 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 27 | |
15 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 66 | −33 | 25 | |
16 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 23 | |
17 | Borussia Dortmund (R) | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 83 | −49 | 20 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
18 | Arminia Bielefeld[lower-alpha 3] (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- Bayern Munich played only the last match at this stadium.
- As Schalke 04 qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup, their UEFA Cup place was transferred to DFB-Pokal finalists 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
- Arminia Bielefeld were demoted by the DFB for playing a key role in the 1971 match fixing scandal. Their record (6 wins, 7 draws, 21 losses, 41–75 goals, 19 points) was expunged, though their final position would have remained the same.
Results
Top goalscorers
- 40 goals
- 22 goals
- 20 goals
- 19 goals
- 18 goals
- 17 goals
- 16 goals
- 13 goals
Champion squad
FC Bayern Munich |
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Goalkeepers: Sepp Maier (34); Manfred Seifert (1). Defenders: Franz Beckenbauer (34 / 6); Johnny Hansen Manager: Udo Lattek. On the roster but have not played in a league game: Herbert Schröder. |
See also
References
- "Schedule Round 1". DFB.
- "Archive 1971/1972 Round 34". DFB.
- Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 7: Vereinslexikon (in German). Kassel: AGON Sportverlag. ISBN 3-89784-147-9.