| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 September 1972 – 9 June 1973 |
| Champions | Bayern Munich 3rd Bundesliga title 4thGerman title |
| Relegated | Eintracht Braunschweig Rot-Weiß Oberhausen |
| European Cup | FC Bayern Munich |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| UEFA Cup | 1. FC Köln Fortuna Düsseldorf Wuppertaler SV VfB Stuttgart |
| Goals | 1,031 |
| Average goals/game | 3.37 |
| Top goalscorer | Gerd Müller (36) |
| Biggest home win | M'gladbach 6–0Bochum (23 February 1973) Hamburg 6–0Oberhausen (28 April 1973) FC Bayern 6–0K'lautern (5 May 1973) |
| Biggest away win | Oberhausen 0–5FC Bayern (16 September 1972) Wuppertal 0–5M'gladbach (5 May 1973) |
| Highest scoring | FC Bayern 7–2Hannover (9 goals) (11 November 1972) |
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The1972–73 Bundesliga was the tenth season of theBundesliga,West Germany's premier football league. It began on 16 September 1972[1] and ended on 9 June 1973.[2]FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions.
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 bygoal 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 respectiveRegionalliga divisions.
Borussia Dortmund were relegated to theRegionalliga after finishing in 17th place. They were accompanied byArminia Bielefeld, who were demoted by theDFB for playing a key role in the1971 match fixing scandal (although their playing record would have relegated them anyway). Both teams were replaced byWuppertaler SV andKickers Offenbach, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich(C) | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 93 | 29 | +64 | 54 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 43 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 42 | |
| 4 | Wuppertaler SV | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 40 | |
| 5 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 82 | 61 | +21 | 39 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 37 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round[b] |
| 7 | Kickers Offenbach | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 35 | |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 34 | |
| 9 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 68 | −10 | 34 | |
| 10 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 33 | |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 31 | |
| 12 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 31 | |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 30 | |
| 14 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 28 | |
| 15 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 28 | |
| 16 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 26 | |
| 17 | Eintracht Braunschweig(R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 25 | Relegation toRegionalliga |
| 18 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen(R) | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 45 | 84 | −39 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | BSC | BOC | EBS | SVW | DUI | F95 | SGE | HSV | H96 | FCK | KOE | BMG | FCB | RWO | KOF | S04 | VFB | WSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertha BSC | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 |
| VfL Bochum | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1[a] | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Werder Bremen | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| MSV Duisburg | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Hamburger SV | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Hannover 96 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| 1. FC Köln | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–2 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 5–2 | — | 0–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 |
| Bayern Munich | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 7–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 5–3 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Kickers Offenbach | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| Schalke 04 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 6–2 | — | 4–2 |
| Wuppertaler SV | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | — |
| FC Bayern Munich |
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| Goalkeeper:Sepp Maier (34). Defenders:Franz Beckenbauer (34 / 6);Johnny Hansen Manager:Udo Lattek. On the roster but have not played in a league game:Manfred Seifert;Zlatko Škorić |