| 02/04/1971 | 19:00 | Arminia Bielefeld | - | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 2:1 (1:0) | |
| 19:00 | Hamburger SV | - | 1. FC Köln | 2:0 (1:0) | ||
| 03/04/1971 | 14:30 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | MSV Duisburg | 1:1 (1:1) | |
| 14:30 | Borussia Dortmund | - | VfB Stuttgart | 3:1 (1:1) | ||
| 14:30 | Bor. Mönchengladbach | - | Werder Bremen | 0:2 (1:1) dec. | ||
| 14:30 | Hannover 96 | - | FC Schalke 04 | 3:0 (1:0) | ||
| 14:30 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | - | Bayern München | 2:1 (0:0) | ||
| 14:30 | Eintracht Frankfurt | - | Eintracht Braunschweig | 5:2 (3:1) | ||
| 14:30 | Hertha BSC | - | Kickers Offenbach | 3:1 (3:1) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Bor. Mönchengladbach | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 58:26 | 32 | 38:16 |
| 2 |
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Bayern München | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 54:29 | 25 | 37:17 |
| 3 |
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Eintracht Braunschweig | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 45:28 | 17 | 33:21 |
| 4 |
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FC Schalke 04 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 38:26 | 12 | 33:21 |
| 5 |
|
Hertha BSC | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 44:33 | 11 | 32:22 |
| 6 |
|
1. FC Köln | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 37:37 | 0 | 30:24 |
| 7 |
|
Werder Bremen | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 31:30 | 1 | 28:26 |
| 8 |
|
MSV Duisburg | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 29:36 | -7 | 27:27 |
| 9 |
|
Hamburger SV | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 42:54 | -12 | 27:27 |
| 10 |
|
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 43:47 | -4 | 26:28 |
| 11 |
|
VfB Stuttgart | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 40:42 | -2 | 25:29 |
| 12 |
|
Borussia Dortmund | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 38:42 | -4 | 25:29 |
| 13 |
|
Hannover 96 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 40:39 | 1 | 24:30 |
| 14 |
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Rot-Weiss Essen | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 37:40 | -3 | 23:31 |
| 15 |
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Arminia Bielefeld | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 28:44 | -16 | 21:33 |
| 16 |
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Eintracht Frankfurt | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27:41 | -14 | 20:34 |
| 17 |
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Kickers Offenbach | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 37:52 | -15 | 19:35 |
| 18 |
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Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 34:56 | -22 | 18:36 |