1971–72 DDR-Oberliga

The 1971–72 DDR-Oberliga was the 23rd season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany. The league was contested by fourteen teams. 1. FC Magdeburg won the championship, the club's first of three East German championships. Hans-Jürgen Kreische of Dynamo Dresden was the league's top scorer with 14 goals, the second of a record four top scorer finishes for Kreische, while Jürgen Croy of BSG Sachsenring Zwickau won the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.

1971–72 DDR-Oberliga

The 1971–72 DDR-Oberliga was the 23rd season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany. The league was contested by fourteen teams. 1. FC Magdeburg won the championship, the club's first of three East German championships. Hans-Jürgen Kreische of Dynamo Dresden was the league's top scorer with 14 goals, the second of a record four top scorer finishes for Kreische, while Jürgen Croy of BSG Sachsenring Zwickau won the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.