title: 1971–72 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
text: # 1971–72 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
  
  Final standings of the 1971–72 Hungarian League season.
  
  ## Final standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Újpesti Dózsa (C) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 78 | 30 | +48 | 46 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
  | 2 | Budapest Honvéd | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 39 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
  | 3 | Salgótarján | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 39 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
  | 4 | Tatabányai Bányász | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 37 | |
  | 5 | Ferencváros | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 34 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
  | 6 | Vasas | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 32 | |
  | 7 | Videoton | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 31 | |
  | 8 | Komlói Bányász | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 31 | |
  | 9 | Csepel | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 30 | |
  | 10 | Rába ETO Győr | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 26 | |
  | 11 | Pécsi Dózsa | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 25 | |
  | 12 | Diósgyőr | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 24 | |
  | 13 | MTK Budapest | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 22 | |
  | 14 | Egyetértés VM | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 21 | |
  | 15 | Egri Dózsa (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 65 | −33 | 20 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
  | 16 | Haladás (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 63 | −36 | 13 | Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság II |
  
  * 1 2 3 2 points deducted
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | CSE | DIÓ | EGR | EGY | FTC | HAL | HON | KOM | MTK | PÉC | GYŐ | SAL | TAT | ÚJP | VAS | VID |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Csepel | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
  | Diósgyőr | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
  | Egri Dózsa | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
  | Egyetértés VM | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | – | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 |
  | Ferencváros | 2–2 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 6–2 |
  | Haladás | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
  | Budapest Honvéd | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 |
  | Komlói Bányász | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
  | MTK Budapest | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–2 | 6–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 |
  | Pécsi Dózsa | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
  | Rába ETO Győr | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
  | Salgótarján | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
  | Tatabányai Bányász | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
  | Újpesti Dózsa | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 6–3 | 0–0 | 8–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 3–0 |
  | Vasas | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | | 1–0 |
  | Videoton | 2–0 | 2–0 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 7–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
  
  * 1 2 The matches Egyetértés VM – Ferencváros and MTK Budapest – Egyetértés VM declared lost for both teams with score 0–0.
  
  ## Statistical leaders
  
  ### Top goalscorers
  
  | Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ferenc Bene | Újpesti Dózsa | 29 |
  | 2 | László Fazekas | Újpesti Dózsa | 21 |
  | 3 | Mihály Kozma | Budapest Honvéd | 17 |
  | 3 | Antal Dunai | Újpesti Dózsa | 16 |
  | 4 | Flórián Albert | Ferencvárosi TC | 15 |
  | 4 | László Branikovits | Ferencvárosi TC | 15 |
  | 6 | István Szőke | Ferencvárosi TC | 14 |
  | 6 | Béla Várady | Vasas SC | 14 |
  | 8 | László Takács | Tatabányai Bányász | 13 |
  | 9 | Lajos Kocsis | Budapest Honvéd | 12 |
  