| Competition: | Bundesliga |
| Season: | 1971–72 |
| Dates: | 14 August 1971 – 28 June 1972 |
| Winners: | Bayern Munich 2nd Bundesliga title 3rd German title |
| Relegated: | Borussia Dortmund Arminia Bielefeld (forced by DFB) |
| Continentalcup1: | European Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | FC Bayern Munich |
| Continentalcup2: | Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | FC Schalke 04 |
| Continentalcup3: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Borussia Mönchengladbach 1. FC Köln Eintracht Frankfurt 1. FC Kaiserslautern (losing DFB Cup finalists to Schalke) |
| League Topscorer: | 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) |
| Total Goals: | 993 |
| Prevseason: | 1970–71 |
| Nextseason: | 1972–73 |
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.
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.
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.
| Club | Ground[3] | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiastadion | 100,000 | ||
| Stadion Alm | 32,000 | ||
| Ruhrstadion | 40,000 | ||
| Eintracht-Stadion | 38,000 | ||
| Weserstadion | 32,000 | ||
| Stadion Rote Erde | 30,000 | ||
| Wedaustadion | 38,500 | ||
| Flinger Broich | 28,000 | ||
| Waldstadion | 87,000 | ||
| Volksparkstadion | 80,000 | ||
| Niedersachsenstadion | 86,000 | ||
| Stadion Betzenberg | 42,000 | ||
| Müngersdorfer Stadion | 76,000 | ||
| Bökelbergstadion | 34,500 | ||
| Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße | 44,300 | ||
| Olympiastadion | 70,000 | ||
| Niederrheinstadion | 30,000 | ||
| Glückauf-Kampfbahn | 35,000 | ||
| Neckarstadion | 53,000 |
Uli Hoeneß (FC Bayern Munich) Bernd Nickel (Eintracht Frankfurt) Werner Weist (SV Werder Bremen)