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
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.Season overview
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 |
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
;36 goals;28 goals
;21 goals
;19 goals
;18 goals
;17 goals
;16 goals
;14 goals
- Klaus Budde '
- Willi Reimann '
Champion squad
| FC Bayern Munich |
| Goalkeeper: Sepp Maier. Defenders: Franz Beckenbauer ; Johnny Hansen  ; Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck ; Paul Breitner ; Gernot Rohr ; Günther Rybarczyk.Midfielders: Uli Hoeneß ; Franz Roth ; Franz Krauthausen ; Rainer Zobel. Forwards: Gerd Müller ; Bernd Dürnberger ; Wilhelm Hoffmann ; Edgar Schneider ; Hans Jörg ; Herbert Zimmermann. ' Manager: Udo Lattek. On the roster but have not played in a league game:''' Manfred Seifert; Zlatko Škorić  ; Matthias Obermeier; Georg Weiß; Wolfgang Sühnholz; Martin Wildgruber. |