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1972–73 Bundesliga
10th season of the Bundesliga
10th season of the Bundesliga
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Bundesliga |
| season | 1972–73 |
| dates | 16 September 1972 – 9 June 1973 |
| winners | Bayern Munich |
| 3rd Bundesliga title | |
| 4th German title | |
| relegated | Eintracht Braunschweig |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | |
| continentalcup1 | [European Cup](1973-74-european-cup) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | FC Bayern Munich |
| continentalcup2 | [Cup Winners' Cup](1973-74-european-cup-winners-cup) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| continentalcup3 | [UEFA Cup](1973-74-uefa-cup) |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | [1. FC Köln](1-fc-koln) |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | |
| Wuppertaler SV | |
| VfB Stuttgart | |
| league topscorer | Gerd Müller (36) |
| biggest home win | M'gladbach 6–0 Bochum (23 February 1973) |
| Hamburg 6–0 Oberhausen (28 April 1973) | |
| FC Bayern 6–0 [K'lautern](1-fc-kaiserslautern) (5 May 1973) | |
| biggest away win | Oberhausen 0–5 FC Bayern (16 September 1972) |
| Wuppertal 0–5 M'gladbach (5 May 1973) | |
| highest scoring | FC Bayern 7–2 Hannover (9 goals) (11 November 1972) |
| total goals | 1031 |
| average goals | |
| prevseason | [1971–72](1971-72-bundesliga) |
| nextseason | [1973–74](1973-74-bundesliga) |
3rd Bundesliga title 4th German title Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Fortuna Düsseldorf Wuppertaler SV VfB Stuttgart Hamburg 6–0 Oberhausen (28 April 1973) FC Bayern 6–0 K'lautern (5 May 1973) Wuppertal 0–5 M'gladbach (5 May 1973) The 1972–73 Bundesliga was the tenth season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 16 September 1972 and ended on 9 June 1973. FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions.
Competition modus
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 1971–72
Borussia Dortmund were relegated to the Regionalliga after finishing in 17th place. They were accompanied by Arminia Bielefeld, who were demoted by the DFB for playing a key role in the 1971 match fixing scandal (although their playing record would have relegated them anyway). Both teams were replaced by Wuppertaler SV and Kickers Offenbach, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.
Team overview
| Club | last=Grüne | first=Hardy | title=Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 7: Vereinslexikon | publisher=AGON Sportverlag | location=Kassel | year=2001 | isbn=3-89784-147-9 | language=de}} | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiastadion | 100,000 | ||||||||
| Ruhrstadion | 40,000 | ||||||||
| Eintracht-Stadion | 38,000 | ||||||||
| Weserstadion | 32,000 | ||||||||
| Wedaustadion | 38,500 | ||||||||
| Rheinstadion | 59,600 | ||||||||
| Waldstadion | 87,000 | ||||||||
| Volksparkstadion | 80,000 | ||||||||
| Niedersachsenstadion | 86,000 | ||||||||
| Stadion Betzenberg | 42,000 | ||||||||
| Radrennbahn Müngersdorf | 29,000 | ||||||||
| Bökelbergstadion | 34,500 | ||||||||
| Olympiastadion | 70,000 | ||||||||
| Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße | 44,300 | ||||||||
| Niederrheinstadion | 30,000 | ||||||||
| Bieberer Berg | 30,000 | ||||||||
| Glückauf-Kampfbahn | 35,000 | ||||||||
| Neckarstadion | 53,000 | ||||||||
| Stadion am Zoo | 28,000 |
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
;36 goals
- Germany Gerd Müller (FC Bayern Munich)
;28 goals
- Germany Jupp Heynckes (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
;21 goals
- Germany Günter Pröpper (Wuppertaler SV)
;19 goals
- Germany Erwin Kostedde (Kickers Offenbach)
;18 goals
- Germany Hans Walitza (VfL Bochum)
;17 goals
- Germany Uli Hoeneß (FC Bayern Munich)
- Germany Klaus Wunder (MSV Duisburg)
;16 goals
- Germany Reiner Geye (Fortuna Düsseldorf)
;14 goals
- Germany Klaus Budde (Fortuna Düsseldorf)
- Germany Willi Reimann (Hannover 96)
Champion squad
| FC Bayern Munich |
|---|
| **Goalkeeper:** Sepp Maier (34). |
References
References
- "Schedule Round 1". DFB.
- "Archive 1972/1973 Round 34". DFB.
- Grüne, Hardy. (2001). "Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs, Band 7: Vereinslexikon". AGON Sportverlag.
- "Eintracht Braunschweig – Eintracht Frankfurt 3:0, 1. Bundesliga, Saison 1972/73, 10. Spieltag".
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