The 1971-72 Austrian Oberliga season was contested as the second-level competition in Austria. HC Salzburg won the championship and was promoted to the Austrian Hockey League.
Regular season[]
East (10 games)[]
1. Kapfenberger SV 2. SV Leoben 3. Grazer AK 4. EC VSV ------------------- 5. WAT Favoriten 6. Treibach
West (8 games)[]
1. HC Salzburg 2. Innbruck-Pradl 3. EHC Lustenau ------------------- 4. Rankweil 5. Badgastein
Final round[]
# Team GP W T L Goals P 1. HC Salzburg 12 9 0 3 104: 55 18 -------------------------------------------------- 2. Kapfenberger SV 12 8 0 4 83: 49 16 3. Innsbruck-Pradl 12 6 1 5 70: 58 13 4. EHC Lustenau 12 6 1 5 61: 70 13 5. Grazer AK 12 5 1 6 58: 76 11 6. SV Leoben 12 5 0 7 61: 75 10 7. EC VSV 12 1 1 10 58:109 3