Football Association League Niederrhein 1971/72

Association league Niederrhein 1971/72
master	1. FC Muelheim-Styrum
Climbers	1. FC Muelheim-Styrum
Relegated	Olympia Bocholt, VfB Speldorf, Sportfreunde Hamborn 07
← VL Niederrhein 1970/71 VL Niederrhein 1972/73 →
^ Football Regional League 1971/72 Landesliga Niederrhein ↓

The Association League Niederrhein 1971/72 was the 16th season of the Association League Niederrhein , which was the top division in the Lower Rhine amateur football of men from 1957 to 1978 . Until 1974, this league, together with the association leagues Middle Rhine and Westphalia, formed the substructure of the Regionalliga West and was third-class in the German football league system of that time .

Season end

The 1. FC Mülheim was Niederrhein champion and was promoted to the Regionalliga West. Olympia Bocholt , VfB Speldorf and Hamborn 07 were relegated to the Lower Rhine regional league . The amateurs of Schwarz-Weiß Essen , VfB Bottrop and 1. FC Viersen rose from the national leagues for the new 1972/73 season . Relegated VfR Neuss came from Regionalliga West .

Closing table

rank	society	Games	Gates	Points
1.	1. FC Muelheim (N)	30th	50:36	41:19
2.	VfB Remscheid	30th	51:27	39:21
3.	TuRa Büderich	30th	57:44	38:22
4th	SSVg Velbert	30th	69:42	34:26
5.	VfB Homberg (N)	30th	51:46	32:28
6th	Sterkrade 06/07	30th	46:46	32:28
7th	Union Ohligs	30th	45:50	32:28
8th.	Eintracht Duisburg	30th	36:38	30:30
9.	BV Altenessen 06	30th	32:36	30:30
10.	VfL Benrath	30th	46:48	29:31
11.	Fortuna Düsseldorf Amat. (N)	30th	47:47	27:33
12.	VfB Lohberg	30th	42:45	26:34
13.	Rheydter SV	30th	47:63	26:34
14th	Olympia Bocholt	30th	41:54	23:37
15th	VfB Speldorf	30th	44:58	22:38
16.	Hamborn 07 (A)	30th	31:52	19:41

	Lower Rhine master
	Relegation to the national leagues
(A)	Relegated from the Regionalliga West 1970/71
(N)	Promoted from the national leagues in 1970/71

Web links

• Association league Niederrhein 1971/72 on f-archiv.de
• Honor roll of the Niederrhein Masters at DSFS