| Club: | FC Dinamo București |
| Season: | 1971–72 |
| Manager: | Dumitru Nicolae Nicuşor |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| League: | Divizia A |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1: | Romanian Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Semifinals |
| Cup2: | European Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | 2nd Round |
| Prevseason: | 1970–71 |
| Nextseason: | 1972–73 |
The 1971–72 season was FC Dinamo București's 23rd season in Divizia A. Dinamo had a modest season in the championship, ending only seventh. In the European Cup, Dinamo eliminated Spartak Trnava. What followed was a double loss against Feyenoord: 0–3 and 0–2.
| Divizia A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| 1 | 22 August 1971 | CFR Cluj | A | 3-1 |
| 2 | 29 August 1971 | Steagul Roşu Braşov | H | 2-2 |
| 3 | 5 September 1971 | Poli Iaşi | A | 1-0 |
| 4 | 11 September 1971 | Rapid București | A | 1-2 |
| 5 | 25 September 1971 | U Craiova | H | 3-0 |
| 6 | 3 October 1971 | ASA Târgu Mureş | A | 0-0 |
| 7 | 15 October 1971 | U Cluj | H | 3-2 |
| 8 | 24 October 1971 | Farul Constanţa | A | 0-1 |
| 9 | 30 October 1971 | UTA | H | 1-1 |
| 10 | 17 November 1971 | Jiul Petroşani | A | 1-2 |
| 11 | 28 November 1971 | Crişul Oradea | H | 3-1 |
| 12 | 1 December 1971 | Steaua București | H | 1-0 |
| 13 | 5 December 1971 | SC Bacău | A | 1-3 |
| 14 | 8 December 1971 | Petrolul Ploieşti | H | 1-1 |
| 15 | 12 December 1971 | FC Argeş | A | 2-3 |
| 16 | 12 March 1972 | CFR Cluj | H | 0-0 |
| 17 | 19 March 1972 | Steagul Roşu Braşov | A | 1-2 |
| 18 | 26 March 1972 | Poli Iaşi | H | 1-0 |
| 19 | 2 April 1972 | Rapid București | H | 1-0 |
| 20 | 12 April 1972 | U Craiova | A | 1-2 |
| 21 | 16 April 1972 | ASA Târgu Mureş | H | 1-2 |
| 22 | 19 April 1972 | U Cluj | A | 1-2 |
| 23 | 4 May 1972 | Farul Constanţa | H | 0-0 |
| 24 | 24 May 1972 | UTA | A | 2-1 |
| 25 | 28 May 1972 | Jiul Petroşani | H | 3-0 |
| 26 | 31 May 1972 | Crişul Oradea | A | 3-3 |
| 27 | 4 June 1972 | Steaua București | A | 1-0 |
| 28 | 11 June 1972 | SC Bacău | H | 6-0 |
| 29 | 21 June 1972 | Petrolul Ploieşti | A | 0-2 |
| 30 | 25 June 1972 | FC Argeş | H | 2-3 |
| Cupa României | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Result |
| Last 32 | 5 March 1972 | Petrolul Moineşti | A | 4-1 |
| Last 16 | 15 March 1972 | Tractorul Brașov | Ploieşti | 3-2 |
| Quarterfinals | 29 March 1972 | FC Politehnica Timișoara | Turnu Severin | 2-0 |
| Semifinals | 28 June 1972 | Jiul Petroşani | Piteşti | 6-7 (pen.) |
First round
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Dinamo București won 2–2 on aggregate due to away goals
Second round
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Feyenoord Rotterdam won 5-0 on aggregate
Goalkeepers: Marin Andrei, Iosif Cavai, Mircea Constantinescu.
Defenders: Florin Cheran, Augustin Deleanu, Cornel Dinu, Vasile Dobrău, Dan Gașpar, Ion Nunweiller, Gabriel Sandu, Mircea Stoenescu.
Midfielders: Alexandru Mustățea, Radu Nunweiller, Viorel Sălceanu, Alexandru Sătmăreanu.
Forwards: Ion Batacliu, Alexandru Custov, Florea Dumitrache, Florian Dumitrescu, Emil Dumitriu, Mircea Lucescu, Doru Popescu.
Before the season, Dinamo transferred Alexandru Sătmăreanu (Crişul Oradea), Florian Dumitrescu (UTA) and Emil Dumitriu (Steagul Roşu). Alexandru Boc left for Rapid. Alexandru Custov was promoted from the youth team.