Matchday 1
11.08.1972
12.08.1972
13.08.1972
| # | Team | Team | M | W | D | L | Score | Diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | FC Wacker Innsbruck | W. Innsbruck | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 57:25 | 32 | 43:17 |
| 2 |  | Rapid Vienna | Rapid Vienna | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 50:31 | 19 | 40:20 |
| 3 |  | Grazer AK | Grazer AK | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 44:26 | 18 | 36:24 |
| 4 |  | FC Admira Wacker | Admira Wacker | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 37:30 | 7 | 36:24 |
| 5 |  | FC Blau Weiß Linz | Blau Weiß Linz | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 53:32 | 21 | 35:25 |
| 6 |  | LASK | LASK | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 45:35 | 10 | 34:26 |
| 7 |  | RB Salzburg | RB Salzburg | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 40:37 | 3 | 32:28 |
| 8 |  | Wiener Sport-Club | Wr. Sport-Club | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 39:40 | -1 | 31:29 |
| 9 |  | DSV Leoben | DSV Leoben | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36:52 | -16 | 29:31 |
| 10 |  | Austria Wien | Austria Wien | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 53:43 | 10 | 27:33 |
| 11 |  | First Vienna FC | First Vienna | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 40:50 | -10 | 27:33 |
| 12 |  | FC Kärnten | FC Kärnten | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 32:47 | -15 | 26:34 |
| 13 |  | SC Eisenstadt | SC Eisenstadt | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37:41 | -4 | 25:35 |
| 14 |  | Sturm Graz | Sturm Graz | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 29:38 | -9 | 25:35 |
| 15 |  | Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz | SW Bregenz | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 36:54 | -18 | 22:38 |
| 16 |  | SV Admira Wiener Neustadt | SV Admira | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23:70 | -47 | 12:48 |