1971–72 Eredivisie
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| Season | 1971-72 |
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| Champions | AFC Ajax (15th title) |
| Promoted | FC Groningen FC Den Bosch Vitesse |
| Relegated | FC Volendam Vitesse |
| European Cup | Ajax |
| Cup Winners' Cup | FC Den Haag |
| UEFA Cup | Feyenoord FC Twente |
| Goals scored | 812 |
| Average goals/game | 2.65 |
| Top goalscorer |  Johan CruijffAFC Ajax 25 goals [1] |
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The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1971/1972 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | Won | Drw | Lst | GF | GA | Pts | GD | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Ajax | 34 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 20 | 63 | +84 | Qualified for 1972-73 European Cup. |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 34 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 73 | 24 | 55 | +49 | Qualified for 1972-73 UEFA Cup. |
| 3 | FC Twente | 34 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 50 | 13 | 48 | +37 | |
| 4 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 38 | 46 | +35 | |
| 5 | FC Den Haag | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 59 | 33 | 44 | +26 | Qualified for 1972-73 European Cup Winners' Cup. |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 42 | 40 | +14 | |
| 7 | NEC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 38 | 0 | |
| 8 | PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 32 | 36 | +15 | |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 49 | 34 | -1 | |
| 10 | MVV Maastricht | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 47 | 30 | -11 | |
| 11 | Telstar | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 52 | 29 | -13 | |
| 12 | FC Groningen | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 55 | 28 | -18 | |
| 13 | NAC | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 58 | 27 | -19 | |
| 14 | DWS | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 54 | 20 | -26 | Merged with Blauw-Wit Amsterdam to form FC Amsterdam. |
| 15 | SBV Excelsior | 34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 53 | 20 | -35 | |
| 16 | FC Den Bosch | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 70 | 20 | -46 | |
| 17 | FC Volendam | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 55 | 17 | -39 | Relegation to Eerste Divisie |
| 18 | Vitesse | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 74 | 17 | -52 |
