1971–72 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
| Season | 1971–72 | 
|---|---|
| ← 1970–71  1972–73 →  | |
Final standings of the 1971–72 Hungarian League season.
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Újpesti Dózsa (C) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 78 | 30 | +48 | 46 | Qualification for European Cup first round | 
| 2 | Budapest Honvéd | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 39 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round | 
| 3 | Salgótarján | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 39 | |
| 4 | Tatabányai Bányász | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 37 | |
| 5 | Ferencváros[a] | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 34 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round | 
| 6 | Vasas | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 32 | |
| 7 | Videoton | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 31 | |
| 8 | Komlói Bányász | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 31 | |
| 9 | Csepel | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 30 | |
| 10 | Rába ETO Győr | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 26 | |
| 11 | Pécsi Dózsa | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 25 | |
| 12 | Diósgyőr | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 24 | |
| 13 | MTK Budapest[a] | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 22 | |
| 14 | Egyetértés VM[a] | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 21 | |
| 15 | Egri Dózsa (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 65 | −33 | 20 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II | 
| 16 | Haladás (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 63 | −36 | 13 | 
Results
Statistical leaders
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ferenc Bene | Újpesti Dózsa | 29 | 
| 2 |  László Fazekas | Újpesti Dózsa | 21 | 
| 3 |  Mihály Kozma | Budapest Honvéd | 17 | 
| 3 |  Antal Dunai | Újpesti Dózsa | 16 | 
| 4 |  Flórián Albert | Ferencvárosi TC | 15 | 
|  László Branikovits | Ferencvárosi TC | 15 | |
| 6 |  István Szőke | Ferencvárosi TC | 14 | 
|  Béla Várady | Vasas SC | 14 | |
| 8 |  László Takács | Tatabányai Bányász | 13 | 
| 9 |  Lajos Kocsis | Budapest Honvéd | 12 | 
