| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.12.1971 11. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Hansa Rostock 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Union Berlin SG Dynamo Dresden |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| ASG Vorwärts Stralsund BFC Dynamo Berlin |
3:3 | 0 | |||
| BSG Stahl Riesa Hallescher FC Chemie |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Aue FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
2:0 | 15.000 | |||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder |
4:0 | 0 | |||
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 1. FC Magdeburg |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15-7 | 20:12 | 8 |
| 2. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15-7 | 17:9 | 8 |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13-9 | 22:13 | 9 |
| 4. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13-9 | 18:15 | 3 |
| 5. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13-9 | 14:13 | 1 |
| 6. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12-10 | 17:11 | 6 |
| 7. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12-10 | 12:12 | 0 |
| 8. | BSG Wismut Aue | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12-10 | 17:20 | -3 |
| 9. | FC Hansa Rostock | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11-11 | 15:9 | 6 |
| 10. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11-11 | 10:8 | 2 |
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8-14 | 6:11 | -5 |
| 12. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8-14 | 10:21 | -11 |
| 13. | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6-16 | 10:25 | -15 |
| 14. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5-17 | 9:18 | -9 |