1971–72 Eredivisie
| Season | 1971–72 |
|---|---|
| Champions | AFC Ajax (15th title) |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated | |
| European Cup | Ajax |
| Cup Winners' Cup | FC Den Haag |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Goals | 812 |
| Average goals/game | 2.65 |
| Top goalscorer | Johan Cruijff AFC Ajax 25 goals [1] |
← 1970–71 1972–73 → | |
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1971–72 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. FC Twente, finishing in third place, set an Eredivisie record-low for goals conceded with just 13 goals against.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 34 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 20 | +84 | 63 | Qualified for 1972–73 European Cup |
| 2 | Feijenoord | 34 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 73 | 24 | +49 | 55 | Qualified for 1972–73 UEFA Cup |
| 3 | FC Twente | 34 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 50 | 13 | +37 | 48 | |
| 4 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 38 | +35 | 46 | |
| 5 | FC Den Haag | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 44 | Qualified for 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 40 | |
| 7 | NEC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 38 | |
| 8 | PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 36 | |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 34 | |
| 10 | MVV Maastricht | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 30 | |
| 11 | Telstar | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 29 | |
| 12 | FC Groningen | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 28 | |
| 13 | NAC | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 27 | |
| 14 | DWS | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 20 | Merged with Blauw-Wit Amsterdam to form FC Amsterdam |
| 15 | SBV Excelsior | 34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 53 | −35 | 20 | |
| 16 | FC Den Bosch | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 70 | −46 | 20 | |
| 17 | FC Volendam | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 55 | −39 | 17 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
| 18 | Vitesse Arnhem | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 74 | −52 | 17 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results
Attendances
Source:[2]
| No. | Club | Average | Change | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feijenoord | 44,412 | -7,1% | 65,000 |
| 2 | AFC Ajax | 20,059 | -20,0% | 31,500 |
| 3 | FC Utrecht | 14,500 | -12,4% | 25,000 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 14,147 | -7,9% | 25,000 |
| 5 | PSV | 13,824 | -15,6% | 22,000 |
| 6 | FC Den Bosch | 12,324 | 45,6% | 24,000 |
| 7 | NEC | 12,118 | -0,2% | 30,000 |
| 8 | FC Den Haag | 12,029 | -25,5% | 28,500 |
| 9 | Sparta | 11,029 | -21,2% | 31,000 |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 10,853 | -11,7% | 26,000 |
| 11 | Vitesse | 10,500 | 88,8% | 20,000 |
| 12 | FC Groningen | 9,088 | -14,3% | 17,500 |
| 13 | NAC | 8,618 | -7,0% | 22,000 |
| 14 | MVV Maastricht | 7,971 | 1,3% | 24,000 |
| 15 | SC Telstar | 7,324 | -7,4% | 20,000 |
| 16 | SBV Excelsior | 6,882 | -3,3% | 24,000 |
| 17 | AFC DWS | 6,618 | -19,4% | 30,000 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 6,147 | -12,9% | 13,000 |