Tabelle1971/197223. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schalke | 23 | 51:16 | 35 | 38:8 | |
| 2 | Bayern | 23 | 62:22 | 40 | 35:11 | |
| 3 | M'gladbach | 23 | 56:27 | 29 | 31:15 | |
| 4 | Köln | 23 | 40:28 | 12 | 28:18 | |
| 5 | Frankfurt | 23 | 49:45 | 4 | 26:20 | |
| 6 | K'lautern | 23 | 42:37 | 5 | 25:21 | |
| 7 | Hertha BSC | 23 | 29:34 | -5 | 25:21 | |
| 8 | Hamburg | 23 | 39:36 | 3 | 24:22 | |
| 9 | Stuttgart | 23 | 38:39 | -1 | 23:23 | |
| 10 | VfL Bochum | 23 | 41:48 | -7 | 23:23 | |
| 11 | Bremen | 23 | 42:35 | 7 | 22:24 | |
| 12 | Braunschweig | 23 | 25:31 | -6 | 21:25 | |
| 13 | Duisburg | 23 | 25:33 | -8 | 20:26 | |
| 14 | Düsseldorf | 23 | 23:37 | -14 | 17:29 | |
| 15 | Oberhausen | 23 | 20:48 | -28 | 15:31 | |
| 16 | Hannover | 23 | 33:46 | -13 | 14:32 | |
| 17 | Dortmund | 23 | 22:57 | -35 | 13:33 | |
| 18 | Bielefeld | 23 | 26:44 | -18 | 14:32 |
Ewige Tabelle
| # | Mannschaft | SP | Tore | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Frankfurt | 298 | 513:459 | 443 | |
| 23 | Düsseldorf | 68 | 84:119 | 74 |
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