| 04/03/1972 | 14:30 | Hannover 96 | - | Bor. Mönchengladbach | 2:0 (1:0) | |
| 14:30 | Hamburger SV | - | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3:1 (2:0) | ||
| 14:30 | MSV Duisburg | - | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 0:0 (0:0) | ||
| 14:30 | 1. FC Köln | - | Hertha BSC | 3:0 (0:0) | ||
| 14:30 | VfL Bochum | - | Werder Bremen | 4:2 (1:2) | ||
| 14:30 | VfB Stuttgart | - | Arminia Bielefeld | 2:2 (2:1) | ||
| 14:30 | Borussia Dortmund | - | FC Schalke 04 | 0:3 (0:1) | ||
| 14:30 | Bayern München | - | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3:1 (0:1) | ||
| 14:30 | Eintracht Frankfurt | - | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4:2 (2:0) |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
FC Schalke 04 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 51:16 | 35 | 38:8 |
| 2 |
|
Bayern München | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 62:22 | 40 | 35:11 |
| 3 |
|
Bor. Mönchengladbach | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 56:27 | 29 | 31:15 |
| 4 |
|
1. FC Köln | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 40:28 | 12 | 28:18 |
| 5 |
|
Eintracht Frankfurt | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 49:45 | 4 | 26:20 |
| 6 |
|
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 42:37 | 5 | 25:21 |
| 7 |
|
Hertha BSC | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29:34 | -5 | 25:21 |
| 8 |
|
Hamburger SV | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 39:36 | 3 | 24:22 |
| 9 |
|
VfB Stuttgart | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 38:39 | -1 | 23:23 |
| 10 |
|
VfL Bochum | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 41:48 | -7 | 23:23 |
| 11 |
|
Werder Bremen | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 42:35 | 7 | 22:24 |
| 12 |
|
Eintracht Braunschweig | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 25:31 | -6 | 21:25 |
| 13 |
|
MSV Duisburg | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25:33 | -8 | 20:26 |
| 14 |
|
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23:37 | -14 | 17:29 |
| 15 |
|
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20:48 | -28 | 15:31 |
| 16 |
|
Hannover 96 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 33:46 | -13 | 14:32 |
| 17 |
|
Borussia Dortmund | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22:57 | -35 | 13:33 |
| 18 |
|
Arminia Bielefeld | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0:0 | 16 | -5:-17 |