1972–73 Bundesliga
| Season | 1972–73 |
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| Champions |
FC Bayern Munich 3rd Bundesliga title 4th German 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 scored | 1,031 |
| Average goals/game | 3.37 |
| Top goalscorer | Gerd Müller (36) |
| Biggest home win |
M'gladbach 6–0 Bochum (23 February 1973) Hamburg 6–0 Oberhausen (28 April 1973) FC Bayern 6–0 K'lautern (5 May 1973) |
| Biggest away win |
Oberhausen 0–5 FC Bayern (16 September 1972) Wuppertal 0–5 M'gladbach (5 May 1973) |
| Highest scoring | FC Bayern 7–2 Hannover (9 goals) (11 November 1972) |
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The 1972–73 Bundesliga was the tenth season of the Bundesliga, West Germany's premier football league. It began on 16 September 1972 and ended on 8 June 1973.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 by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the least points were relegated to their respective Regionalliga divisions.
Borussia Dortmund were relegated to the Regionalliga after finishing in 17th place. They were accompanied by Arminia Bielefeld, who were demoted by the DFB for playing a key role in the 1971 match fixing scandal (although their playing record would have relegated them anyway). Both teams were replaced by Wuppertaler SV and Kickers Offenbach, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1As Borussia Mönchengladbach qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup and DFB-Pokal runners-up 1. FC Köln had already qualified for the UEFA Cup via league placement, M'gladbach's spot was transferred to sixth-placed team VfB Stuttgart.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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