| Season: | 1971 - 72 |
| League Topscorer: | Slobodan Santrač (33) |
| Nextseason: | 1972–73 |
The 1971–72 Yugoslav First League season was the 26th season of the First Federal League of Yugoslavia (Prva savezna liga Jugoslavije), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. A total of 18 teams competed in the league, with the previous season's runners-up Željezničar Sarajevo winning the title.
| Player | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | Goals | ||
| 34 | 12 | ||
| Slobodan Janjuš (goalkeeper) | 34 | 0 | |
| 34 | 0 | ||
| 33 | 13 | ||
| 33 | 7 | ||
| 33 | 1 | ||
| 32 | 14 | ||
| 32 | 5 | ||
| 32 | 2 | ||
| 31 | 1 | ||
| 26 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | ||
| Head coach: Milan Ribar | |||
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slobodan Santrač | OFK Belgrade | 33 |
| 2 | Dušan Bajević | Velež | 20 |
| 3 | Nenad Cvetković | Radnički Niš | 16 |
| 4 | Petar Nikezić | Vojvodina | 15 |
| Miodrag Kustudić | Vojvodina | ||
| 6 | Josip Bukal | Željezničar | 14 |
| Nenad Bjeković | Partizan | ||
| 8 | Božidar Janković | Željezničar | 13 |
| Salem Halilhodžić | Velež | ||
| Franjo Vladić | Velež | ||
| Pašo Bećirbašić | Borac Banja Luka | ||
| Vahidin Musemić | Sarajevo | ||
| Mladen Kranjc | Maribor |