Tabelle1972/197314. Spieltag
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RW Essen | 14 | 51:21 | 30 | 24:4 | |
| 2 | Fortuna Köln | 14 | 37:11 | 26 | 23:5 | |
| 3 | Dortmund | 14 | 31:16 | 15 | 20:8 | |
| 4 | Münster | 14 | 23:19 | 4 | 18:10 | |
| 5 | DJK Güterslo | 14 | 24:21 | 3 | 17:11 | |
| 6 | Aachen | 14 | 31:19 | 12 | 16:12 | |
| 7 | Herne | 14 | 20:17 | 3 | 15:13 | |
| 8 | Siegen | 14 | 22:22 | 0 | 15:13 | |
| 9 | Uerdingen | 14 | 29:27 | 2 | 14:14 | |
| 10 | Erkenschwick | 14 | 29:33 | -4 | 13:15 | |
| 11 | Mülheim | 14 | 13:25 | -12 | 13:15 | |
| 12 | Wattenscheid | 14 | 22:31 | -9 | 12:16 | |
| 13 | Bielefeld | 14 | 25:32 | -7 | 11:17 | |
| 14 | Gelsenkirche | 14 | 17:27 | -10 | 10:18 | |
| 15 | Lüner SV | 14 | 19:27 | -8 | 8:20 | |
| 16 | SW Essen | 14 | 15:30 | -15 | 8:20 | |
| 17 | SVA Gütersloh | 14 | 16:35 | -19 | 8:20 | |
| 18 | Leverkusen | 14 | 13:24 | -11 | 7:21 |
Ewige Tabelle
| # | Mannschaft | SP | Tore | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Leverkusen | 155 | 221:294 | 161 | |
| 27 | Mülheim | 34 | 46:56 | 51 |
Die Stimmung war eher: Paragraph eins - jeder macht seins.
— Felix Magath, Retter-Coach von Hertha BSC, über die Lage in Berlin.