title: 1971–72 1. Slovenská národná hokejová liga season
text: # 1971–72 1. Slovenská národná hokejová liga season
  
  The 1971–72 1. Slovenská národná hokejová liga season was the 3rd season of the 1. Slovenská národná hokejová liga, the second level of ice hockey in Czechoslovakia alongside the 1. Česká národní hokejová liga. 12 teams participated in the league, and ŠK Liptovský Mikuláš won the championship. TJ Slávia UK Bratislava and TJ VSŽ Košice B relegated.
  
  ## Regular season
  
  ### Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | AŠD Dukla Trenčín | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 118 | 63 | +55 | 33 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
  | 2 | ŠK Liptovský Mikuláš | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 94 | 60 | +34 | 32 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
  | 3 | TJ Spartak BEZ Bratislava | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 81 | 85 | −4 | 27 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
  | 4 | TJ Lokomotíva Bučina Zvolen | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 86 | 80 | +6 | 27 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
  | 5 | TJ ZVL Žilina | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 103 | 79 | +24 | 25 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
  | 6 | TJ Spartak SMZ Dubnica nad Váhom | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 75 | 78 | −3 | 24 | Qualification to Group 1–6 |
  | 7 | TJ Iskra Smrečina Banská Bystrica | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 98 | 79 | +19 | 23 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |
  | 8 | VTJ Dukla Trnava | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 22 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |
  | 9 | TJ LVS Poprad | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 70 | 81 | −11 | 20 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |
  | 10 | TJ Slovan CHZJD Bratislava B | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 65 | 101 | −36 | 18 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |
  | 11 | TJ VSŽ Košice B | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 65 | 118 | −53 | 10 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |
  | 12 | TJ Slávia UK Bratislava | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 54 | 127 | −73 | 3 | Qualification to Group 7–12 |
  
  ### Group 1–6
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | ŠK Liptovský Mikuláš | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 136 | 94 | +42 | 44 | Champion |
  | 2 | AŠD Dukla Trenčín | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 167 | 105 | +62 | 40 | |
  | 3 | TJ Lokomotíva Bučina Zvolen | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 137 | 111 | +26 | 40 | |
  | 4 | TJ Spartak BEZ Bratislava | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 120 | 107 | +13 | 37 | |
  | 5 | TJ Spartak SMZ Dubnica nad Váhom | 32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 116 | 135 | −19 | 35 | |
  | 6 | TJ ZVL Žilina | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 142 | 133 | +9 | 32 | |
  
  ### Group 7–12
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | VTJ Dukla Trnava | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 106 | 91 | +15 | 37 | |
  | 8 | TJ Iskra Smrečina Banská Bystrica | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 145 | 117 | +28 | 32 | |
  | 9 | TJ Slovan CHZJD Bratislava B | 32 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 136 | 137 | −1 | 31 | |
  | 10 | TJ LVS Poprad | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 102 | 112 | −10 | 30 | |
  | 11 | TJ VSŽ Košice B | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 103 | 147 | −44 | 23 | Relegated |
  | 12 | TJ Slávia UK Bratislava | 32 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 82 | 203 | −121 | 3 | Relegated |
  
  ## Qualification to 1972–73 Czechoslovak Extraliga
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | TJ Škoda Plzeň | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 15 | +26 | 8 | Qualify |
  | 2 | SK Slavia Praha | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 7 | |
  | 3 | TJ VŽKG Ostrava | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 7 | |
  | 4 | ŠK Liptovský Mikuláš | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 41 | −31 | 2 | |
  