# 1971–72 Regionalliga

The 1971–72 Regionalliga was the ninth season of the Regionalliga, the second tier of the German football league system. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and all five runners-up, at the end of the season, entered a promotion play-off to determine the two clubs to move up to the Bundesliga for the next season. The two promotion spots went to the Regionalliga West and Regionalliga Süd champions Wuppertaler SV and Kickers Offenbach.

## Regionalliga Nord

The 1971–72 season saw two new clubs in the league, OSV Hannover and Polizei SV Bremen, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 86 | 37 | +49 | 54 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | VfL Osnabrück | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 20 | +42 | 49 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 45 | |
| 4 | HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 45 | |
| 5 | Göttingen 05 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 44 | |
| 6 | VfB Lübeck | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 39 | |
| 7 | SC Leu Braunschweig | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 38 | |
| 8 | Olympia Wilhelmshaven | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 33 | |
| 9 | Heider SV | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 32 | |
| 10 | TuS Celle | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 31 | |
| 11 | Holstein Kiel | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 30 | |
| 12 | Phönix Lübeck | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 30 | |
| 13 | OSV Hannover | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 30 | |
| 14 | Arminia Hannover | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 28 | |
| 15 | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 25 | |
| 16 | Itzehoer SV | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 21 | |
| 17 | SC Sperber Hamburg (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 69 | −35 | 19 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 18 | Polizei SV Bremen (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 68 | −37 | 19 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga Berlin

The 1971–72 season saw two new clubs in the league, Berliner SV 1892 and Meteor 06 Berlin, both promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 28 | +57 | 53 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 33 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 83 | 23 | +60 | 52 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 102 | 37 | +65 | 51 | |
| 4 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 33 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 82 | 26 | +56 | 50 | |
| 5 | Spandauer SV | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 34 | |
| 6 | Hertha Zehlendorf | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 28 | |
| 7 | 1. FC Neukölln | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 27 | |
| 8 | Alemannia 90 Berlin | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 25 | |
| 9 | Berliner SV 92 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 63 | −36 | 22 | |
| 10 | Rapide Wedding | 33 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 42 | 83 | −41 | 22 | |
| 11 | TuS Wannsee (R) | 33 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 79 | −52 | 18 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 12 | Meteor 06 Berlin (R) | 33 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 91 | −51 | 14 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga West

The 1971–72 season saw four new clubs in the league, Bayer Uerdingen, VfL Klafeld and Arminia Gütersloh, both promoted from the Verbandsliga, while Rot-Weiß Essen had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Wuppertaler SV (P) | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 111 | 23 | +88 | 60 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Rot-Weiß Essen | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 113 | 37 | +76 | 54 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Fortuna Köln | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 76 | 41 | +35 | 48 | |
| 4 | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 42 | |
| 5 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 39 | |
| 6 | SpVgg Erkenschwick | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 36 | |
| 7 | Bayer Uerdingen | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 35 | |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 35 | |
| 9 | Arminia Gütersloh | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 31 | |
| 10 | Eintracht Gelsenkirchen | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 31 | |
| 11 | Preußen Münster | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 31 | |
| 12 | Wattenscheid 09 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 30 | |
| 13 | DJK Gütersloh | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 44 | 75 | −31 | 29 | |
| 14 | Westfalia Herne | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 28 | |
| 15 | Lüner SV | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 27 | |
| 16 | VfR Neuß (R) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 69 | −27 | 21 | Relegation to Verbandsliga |
| 17 | Viktoria Köln (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 62 | −28 | 21 | Relegation to Verbandsliga |
| 18 | VfL Klafeld (R) | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 71 | −47 | 14 | Relegation to Verbandsliga |

## Regionalliga Südwest

The 1971–72 season saw two new clubs in the league, Phönix Bellheim and SpVgg Andernach, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 77 | 22 | +55 | 48 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Röchling Völklingen | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 41 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | SV Alsenborn | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 38 | |
| 4 | FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 37 | |
| 5 | TuS Neuendorf | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 33 | |
| 6 | FK Pirmasens | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 32 | |
| 7 | Wormatia Worms | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 32 | |
| 8 | ASV Landau | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 30 | |
| 9 | FC Homburg | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 29 | |
| 10 | Südwest Ludwigshafen | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 29 | |
| 11 | FV Speyer | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 28 | |
| 12 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 26 | |
| 13 | Eintracht Trier | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 24 | |
| 14 | Phönix Bellheim | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 23 | |
| 15 | VfR Frankenthal (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 21 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 16 | SpVgg Andernach (R) | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 29 | 93 | −64 | 9 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Regionalliga Süd

The 1971–72 season saw four new clubs in the league, SV Darmstadt 98, SpVgg Bayreuth and SpVgg Ludwigsburg, all three promoted from the Amateurliga, while Kickers Offenbach had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kickers Offenbach (P) | 36 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 99 | 33 | +66 | 57 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 2 | Bayern Hof | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 88 | 42 | +46 | 52 | Qualification to promotion playoffs |
| 3 | TSV 1860 München | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 46 | |
| 4 | Hessen Kassel | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 40 | |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 37 | |
| 6 | Freiburger FC | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 37 | |
| 7 | Darmstadt 98 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 36 | |
| 8 | VfR Heilbronn | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 36 | |
| 9 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 34 | |
| 10 | SSV Reutlingen | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 33 | |
| 11 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 33 | |
| 12 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 32 | |
| 13 | SpVgg Bayreuth | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 32 | |
| 14 | SpVgg Fürth | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 31 | |
| 15 | SpVgg Ludwigsburg | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 31 | |
| 16 | Jahn Regensburg (R) | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 31 | |
| 17 | Opel Rüsselsheim (R) | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 30 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 18 | FC 08 Villingen (R) | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 28 | Relegation to Amateurliga |
| 19 | ESV Ingolstadt (R) | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 28 | Relegation to Amateurliga |

## Bundesliga promotion round
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Wuppertaler SV (P) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 16 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | VfL Osnabrück | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 8 | |
| 3 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Bayern Hof | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 5 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kickers Offenbach (P) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 13 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Rot-Weiß Essen | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 13 | |
| 3 | FC St. Pauli | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 7 | |
| 4 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 29 | −21 | 5 | |
| 5 | Röchling Völklingen | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 2 | |