| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.12.1971 10. Spieltag | |||||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 1. FC Union Berlin | 3:2 | 0 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 6:0 | 0 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin BSG Stahl Riesa | 4:0 | 0 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie BSG Wismut Aue | 3:2 | 10.000 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 2:1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg FC Hansa Rostock | 1:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:1 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14-6 | 19:11 | 8 | 
| 2. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13-7 | 14:9 | 5 | 
| 3. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13-7 | 17:13 | 4 | 
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13-7 | 13:9 | 4 | 
| 5. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12-8 | 22:13 | 9 | 
| 6. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11-9 | 14:8 | 6 | 
| 7. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11-9 | 12:12 | 0 | 
| 8. | FC Hansa Rostock | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10-10 | 15:9 | 6 | 
| 9. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10-10 | 9:7 | 2 | 
| 10. | BSG Wismut Aue | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10-10 | 15:20 | -5 | 
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7-13 | 6:11 | -5 | 
| 12. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6-14 | 8:20 | -12 | 
| 13. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5-15 | 9:16 | -7 | 
| 14. | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5-15 | 7:22 | -15 |