| Season: | 1971–72 |
| League Topscorer: | Ján Čapkovič (19 goals) |
| Nextseason: | 1972–73 |
Statistics of Czechoslovak First League in the 1971–72 season.
It was contested by 16 teams, and Spartak Trnava won the championship. Ján Čapkovič was the league's top scorer with 19 goals.[1]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ján Čapkovič | Slovan Bratislava | 19 | |
| 2 | Ján Strausz | VSS Košice | 14 | |
| 3 | Jiří Klement | Baník Ostrava | 13 | |
| Jaroslav Masrna | Spartak Trnava | |||
| 5 | Ladislav Kuna | Spartak Trnava | 12 | |
| Ľudovít Mikloš | Zbrojovka Brno | |||
| Štefan Slezák | ZVL Žilina | |||
| 8 | Pavel Stratil | Sklo Union Teplice | 11 |