1971–72 Eredivisie
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.
Attendances
Source:| 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 |