1972–73 Bundesliga

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 9 June 1973. FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions.

Competition modus

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 fewest points were relegated to their respective Regionalliga divisions.

Team changes to 1971–72

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. Both teams were replaced by Wuppertaler SV and Kickers Offenbach, who won their respective promotion play-off groups.

Team overview

Club	Ground	Capacity
	Olympiastadion	100,000
	Ruhrstadion	40,000
	Eintracht-Stadion	38,000
	Weserstadion	32,000
	Wedaustadion	38,500
	Rheinstadion	59,600
	Waldstadion	87,000
	Volksparkstadion	80,000
	Niedersachsenstadion	86,000
	Stadion Betzenberg	42,000
	Radrennbahn Müngersdorf	29,000
	Bökelbergstadion	34,500
	Olympiastadion	70,000
	Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße	44,300
	Niederrheinstadion	30,000
	Bieberer Berg	30,000
	Glückauf-Kampfbahn	35,000
	Neckarstadion	53,000
	Stadion am Zoo	28,000