| 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 (sh|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 |