| Club: | Rapid Wien |
| Season: | 1971–72 |
| Manager: | Gerd Springer, Robert Körner |
| Mgrtitle: | Coaches |
| Stadium: | Pfarrwiese, Vienna, Austria |
| League: | Nationalliga |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Cup1: | Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Winners (8th title) |
| Cup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Round of 16 |
| League Topscorer: | Geza Gallos (8) |
| Season Topscorer: | Bernd Lorenz (12) |
| Average Attendance: | 9,500 |
| Prevseason: | 1970–71 |
| Nextseason: | 1972–73 |
The 1971–72 SK Rapid Wien season was the 74th season in club history.
| Nat. | Name | Age | League | Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||
 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 33 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1+1 | 5+1 | |||||||||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 1 | |||||||||
| 22 | 2 | 3+1 | 27+1 | ||||||||||
| 18+2 | 4+1 | 3+1 | 25+4 | ||||||||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||||
| 24+2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 33+2 | 11 | |||||||
| 24 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 2 | |||||||
| 27 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 2 | |||||||
| Karl Müller | 0+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0+2 | 0+12 | 1 | |||||||
| 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 1 | ||||||||
| 22+2 | 2 | 5+1 | 3 | 30+3 | 2 | ||||||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||||||
| 15+3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24+3 | 10 | 1 | |||||||
| 15+4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19+4 | 5 | |||||||
| 5+9 | 2 | 0+2 | 1+1 | 6+12 | 2 | |||||||||
| 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 10 | |||||||
| 5+3 | 3 | 1+2 | 6+5 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3+4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6+4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 27 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 1 | ||||||
| 0+3 | 0+3 | ||||||||||||
| Date | Venue | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.08.1971 | 6-1 | 19,000 | |||||
| 28.08.1971 | 0-0 | 18,076 | |||||
| 08.09.1971 | 1-0 | 15,000 | |||||
| 11.09.1971 | 0-0 | 15,000 | |||||
| 18.09.1971 | 1-0 | 12,000 | |||||
| 22.09.1971 | 1-0 | 16,000 | |||||
| 25.09.1971 | 0-0 | 15,000 | |||||
| 01.10.1971 | 3-0 | 12,000 | |||||
| 16.10.1971 | 0-1 | 12,000 | |||||
| 23.10.1971 | 0-0 | 16,000 | |||||
| 30.10.1971 | 2-2 | 12,000 | |||||
| 06.11.1971 | 0-3 | 11,000 | |||||
| 13.11.1971 | 1-0 | 5,000 | |||||
| 27.11.1971 | 0-0 | 11,000 | |||||
| 11.03.1972 | 2-0 | 10,500 | |||||
| 18.03.1972 | 1-2 | 9,000 | |||||
| 25.03.1972 | 4-0 | 6,000 | |||||
| 01.04.1972 | 1-1 | 5,500 | |||||
| 12.04.1972 | 1-3 | 8,000 | |||||
| 15.04.1972 | 2-1 | 6,000 | |||||
| 22.04.1972 | 1-1 | 14,000 | |||||
| 06.05.1972 | 2-0 | 8,500 | |||||
| 13.05.1972 | 1-2 | 17,500 | |||||
| 25.05.1972 | 1-2 | 8,000 | |||||
| 27.05.1972 | 0-1 | 2,000 | |||||
| 31.05.1972 | 3-0 | 2,300 | |||||
| 14.06.1972 | A | 3-1 | 1,500 | Lorenz, Gallos, Müller K. | |||
| 17.06.1972 | 2-2 | 3,000 |
| Date | Venue | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.08.1971 | A | 3-0 | 4,000 | ||||
| 04.12.1971 | 6-1 | 3,000 | |||||
| 04.03.1972 | 3-1 | 6,000 | |||||
| 03.05.1972 | 6-2 | 9,000 | |||||
| 17.05.1972 | 1-2 | 12,000 | |||||
| 03.06.1972 | 3-1 (a.e.t.) | 14,000 |
| Date | Venue | Opponent | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.10.1971 | 2-2 | 25,000 | |||||
| 03.11.1971 | 0-0 | 10,000 | |||||
| 24.11.1971 | Juventus  | 0-1 | 623 | ||||
| 08.12.1971 | Juventus | 1-4 | 30,000 |