| Competition: | Alpha Ethniki |
| Season: | 1971–72 |
| Winners: | Panathinaikos 11th Greek title |
| Relegated: | Veria Pierikos Apollon Athens Olympiakos Nicosia |
| Continentalcup1: | European Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Panathinaikos |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Olympiacos AEK Athens |
| Continentalcup3: | Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | PAOK |
| League Topscorer: | Antonis Antoniadis (39 goals) |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 720 |
| Prevseason: | 1970–71 |
| Nextseason: | 1972–73 |
The 1971–72 Alpha Ethniki was the 36th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 19 September 1971 and ended on 25 June 1972. Panathinaikos won their 11th Greek title.
The point system was: Win: 3 points - Draw: 2 points - Loss: 1 point.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonis Antoniadis | Panathinaikos | 39 | |
| 2 |  Yves Triantafyllos | Olympiacos | 19 | |
| 3 | Alekos Alexiadis | Aris | 15 | |
| 4 | Kostas Davourlis | Panachaiki | 14 | |
| Kostas Eleftherakis | Panathinaikos | |||
| Vasilis Kyriakou | Apollon Athens | |||
| 7 | Agis Panopoulos | Fostiras | 13 | |
| 8 | Koulis Apostolidis | PAOK | 12 | |
| Mimis Papaioannou | AEK Athens | |||
| 10 | Thanasis Intzoglou | Panionios | 11 |