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.

Bundesliga
Season1971–72
Dates14 August 1971 – 28 June 1972
ChampionsBayern Munich
2nd Bundesliga title
3rd German title
RelegatedBorussia Dortmund
Arminia Bielefeld (forced by DFB)
European CupFC Bayern Munich
Cup Winners' CupFC Schalke 04
UEFA CupBorussia Mönchengladbach
1. FC Köln
Eintracht Frankfurt
1. FC Kaiserslautern (losing DFB Cup finalists to Schalke)
Goals scored993
Average goals/game3.25
Top goalscorerGerd Müller (40)
Biggest home winFC Bayern 11–1 Dortmund (27 November 1971)
Biggest away winBielefeld 1–7 Br'schweig (28 June 1972)
Highest scoringFC Bayern 11–1 Dortmund (12 goals) (27 November 1971)

Competition modus edit

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 edit

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 edit

Team overview edit

Location of teams in Bundesliga 1971–72
ClubGround[3]Capacity[3]
Hertha BSCOlympiastadion100,000
Arminia BielefeldStadion Alm32,000
VfL BochumRuhrstadion40,000
Eintracht BraunschweigEintracht-Stadion38,000
SV Werder BremenWeserstadion32,000
Borussia DortmundStadion Rote Erde30,000
MSV DuisburgWedaustadion38,500
Fortuna DüsseldorfFlinger Broich28,000
Eintracht FrankfurtWaldstadion87,000
Hamburger SVVolksparkstadion80,000
Hannover 96Niedersachsenstadion86,000
1. FC KaiserslauternStadion Betzenberg42,000
1. FC KölnMüngersdorfer Stadion76,000
Borussia MönchengladbachBökelbergstadion34,500
FC Bayern MunichStadion an der Grünwalder Straße44,300
Olympiastadion[a]70,000
Rot-Weiß OberhausenNiederrheinstadion30,000
FC Schalke 04Glückauf-Kampfbahn35,000
VfB StuttgartNeckarstadion53,000

League table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Bayern Munich (C)34247310138+6355Qualification to European Cup first round
2Schalke 043424467635+4152Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
3Borussia Mönchengladbach3418798240+4243Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
41. FC Köln34151366444+2043
5Eintracht Frankfurt34167117161+1039
6Hertha BSC34149114655−937
71. FC Kaiserslautern34147135953+635Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[b]
8VfB Stuttgart34139125256−435
9VfL Bochum34146145969−1034
10Hamburger SV34137145252033
11Werder Bremen34119146358+531
12Eintracht Braunschweig34815114348−531
13Fortuna Düsseldorf341010144053−1330
14MSV Duisburg34107173651−1527
15Rot-Weiß Oberhausen34711163366−3325
16Hannover 9634103215469−1523
17Borussia Dortmund (R)3468203483−4920Relegation to Regionalliga
18Arminia Bielefeld[c] (R)3467214175−3419
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Bayern Munich played only the last match at this stadium.
  2. ^ As Schalke 04 qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup, their UEFA Cup place was transferred to DFB-Pokal finalists 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
  3. ^ Following the DFB investigation into match fixing, Arminia Bielefeld was automatically relegated. Records were expunged.

Results edit

Home \ AwayBSCDSCBOCEBSSVWBVBDUIF95SGEHSVH96FCKKOEBMGFCBRWOS04VFB
Hertha BSC1–11–21–02–12–11–01–10–02–03–12–11–12–12–22–03–02–1
Arminia Bielefeld1–13–11–71–03–12–01–33–42–21–01–12–32–30–10–11–11–0
VfL Bochum4–22–11–04–24–23–13–13–12–12–24–21–50–20–22–00–21–1
Eintracht Braunschweig1–13–20–21–12–02–01–12–01–13–01–10–12–11–10–00–01–1
Werder Bremen5–04–02–02–43–11–11–13–14–02–12–22–22–21–24–02–02–3
Borussia Dortmund1–21–01–12–21–52–31–03–11–11–12–10–00–00–12–10–30–4
MSV Duisburg2–04–02–20–02–02–10–00–12–42–11–01–11–53–00–02–01–2
Fortuna Düsseldorf1–03–23–10–01–34–10–01–00–02–00–31–10–20–11–10–24–0
Eintracht Frankfurt1–15–23–21–14–05–22–14–24–03–11–02–23–03–23–02–04–1
Hamburger SV1–21–03–23–12–10–02–03–35–12–04–01–11–01–43–00–11–2
Hannover 961–13–14–03–05–12–33–25–03–12–31–21–42–01–31–01–53–0
1. FC Kaiserslautern3–42–14–12–22–16–01–03–11–12–12–02–01–00–20–02–23–1
1. FC Köln3–01–01–12–00–02–14–11–21–13–03–14–24–31–44–00–14–1
Borussia Mönchengladbach5–25–11–14–12–27–13–01–26–21–03–02–13–02–25–27–00–0
Bayern Munich1–01–15–14–16–211–15–13–16–34–33–13–11–12–07–05–12–2
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen5–22–02–31–12–21–10–12–01–01–03–22–51–10–41–12–31–1
Schalke 044–06–24–15–12–01–02–03–02–03–05–03–06–21–11–04–02–1
VfB Stuttgart3–02–23–23–11–02–01–03–14–40–33–23–11–10–11–41–10–1
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers edit

40 goals
22 goals
20 goals
19 goals
18 goals
17 goals
16 goals
13 goals

Champion squad edit

FC Bayern Munich
Goalkeepers: Sepp Maier (34); Manfred Seifert (1).

Defenders: Franz Beckenbauer (34 / 6); Johnny Hansen (32 / 4); Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck (32 / 1); Paul Breitner (30 / 4); Herwart Koppenhöfer (14); Günther Rybarczyk (4).
Midfielders: Uli Hoeneß (34 / 13); Franz Roth (32 / 12); Rainer Zobel (32 / 4).
Forwards: Gerd Müller (34 / 40); Franz Krauthausen (28 / 5); Wolfgang Sühnholz (25 / 4); Edgar Schneider (23 / 2); Wilhelm Hoffmann (16 / 3); Franz Gerber (1).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Udo Lattek.

On the roster but have not played in a league game: Herbert Schröder.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Schedule Round 1". DFB.
  2. ^ "Archive 1971/1972 Round 34". DFB.
  3. ^ a b Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 7: Vereinslexikon (in German). Kassel: AGON Sportverlag. ISBN 3-89784-147-9.

External links edit