| Season | 1970–71 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Mercator Ljubljana |
| Relegated | Triglav Kranj Kovinar Maribor |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 438 (3.32 per match) |
← 1969–70 1971–72 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercator Ljubljana | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 32 |
| 2 | Kladivar Celje | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 | Rudar Trbovlje | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 26 |
| 4 | Branik Maribor | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 25 |
| 5 | Aluminij | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 25 |
| 6 | Drava Ptuj | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 22 |
| 7 | Slavija Vevče | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 20 |
| 8 | Ilirija | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 19 |
| 9 | Nafta Lendava | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 19 |
| 10 | Izola | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 18 |
| 11 | Triglav Kranj | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 13 [lower-alpha 1] |
| 12 | Kovinar Maribor | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 54 | −32 | 10 |