Tabelle1972/197320. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern | 20 | 53:18 | 35 | 31:9 | |
| 2 | Düsseldorf | 20 | 45:28 | 17 | 29:11 | |
| 3 | Köln | 20 | 43:28 | 15 | 26:14 | |
| 4 | Wuppertal | 20 | 34:20 | 14 | 24:16 | |
| 5 | Duisburg | 20 | 33:25 | 8 | 23:17 | |
| 6 | M'gladbach | 20 | 45:39 | 6 | 23:17 | |
| 7 | Offenbach | 20 | 35:34 | 1 | 22:18 | |
| 8 | Frankfurt | 20 | 36:30 | 6 | 21:19 | |
| 9 | Stuttgart | 20 | 40:37 | 3 | 21:19 | |
| 10 | K'lautern | 20 | 30:30 | 0 | 20:20 | |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 20 | 28:36 | -8 | 19:21 | |
| 12 | Hertha BSC | 20 | 28:41 | -13 | 17:23 | |
| 13 | Bremen | 20 | 22:28 | -6 | 16:24 | |
| 14 | Hannover | 20 | 27:40 | -13 | 16:24 | |
| 15 | Schalke | 20 | 27:40 | -13 | 14:26 | |
| 16 | Braunschweig | 20 | 17:33 | -16 | 14:26 | |
| 17 | Hamburg | 20 | 28:40 | -12 | 13:27 | |
| 18 | Oberhausen | 20 | 26:50 | -24 | 11:29 |
Ewige Tabelle
| # | Mannschaft | SP | Tore | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bremen | 332 | 551:494 | 479 | |
| 18 | Oberhausen | 136 | 182:281 | 139 |
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