1. Fussball Bundesliga 1971/72 Liga
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | Diff | Pkt | Form | Tend. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Schalke 04 |
17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 37:14 | +23 | 28:6 | – | |
| 2 |  FC Bayern München |
17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 47:18 | +29 | 25:9 | – | |
| 3 |  Borussia Mönchengladbach |
17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 47:19 | +28 | 23:11 | – | |
| 4 |  1. FC Köln |
17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 33:23 | +10 | 22:12 | ▲ | |
| 5 |  Hamburger SV |
17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 33:23 | +10 | 20:14 | ▼ | |
| 6 |  1. FC Kaiserslautern |
17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 31:25 | +6 | 19:15 | ▲ | |
| 7 |  VfB Stuttgart |
17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 30:29 | +1 | 19:15 | ▼ | |
| 8 |  Eintracht Frankfurt |
17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 34:35 | -1 | 19:15 | ▲ | |
| 9 |  Hertha BSC Berlin |
17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22:26 | -4 | 19:15 | ▼ | |
| 10 |  Eintracht Braunschweig |
17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 20:19 | +1 | 18:16 | ▲ | |
| 11 |  SV Werder Bremen |
17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 31:24 | +7 | 17:17 | ▼ | |
| 12 |  Fortuna Düsseldorf |
17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17:23 | -6 | 14:20 | ▲ | |
| 13 |  VfL Bochum 1848 |
17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 27:40 | -13 | 14:20 | ▲ | |
| 14 |  MSV Duisburg |
17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18:29 | -11 | 12:22 | ▼ | |
| 15 |  Borussia Dortmund |
17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17:43 | -26 | 11:23 | – | |
| 16 |  SC Rot-Weiß Oberhausen |
17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14:36 | -22 | 9:25 | – | |
| 17 |  Hannover 96 |
17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 20:35 | -15 | 8:26 | – | |
| 18 |  Arminia Bielefeld (1) |
17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -24:-41 | +17 | -10:-24 | – |
(1) Arminia Bielefeld wurde die Lizenz entzogen. Alle Spiele Bielefelds (41:75 Tore, 19:49 Punkte) wurden nicht für den Verein gewertet.