| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.12.1971 12. Spieltag | |||||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden FC Hansa Rostock |
2:0 | 0 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie ASG Vorwärts Stralsund |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt BSG Stahl Riesa |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena BSG Wismut Aue |
1:0 | 6.000 | |||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder 1. FC Magdeburg |
2:2 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17-7 | 18:9 | 9 |
| 2. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16-8 | 22:14 | 8 |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15-9 | 24:13 | 11 |
| 4. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14-10 | 18:15 | 3 |
| 5. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14-10 | 16:15 | 1 |
| 6. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13-11 | 18:12 | 6 |
| 7. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13-11 | 12:12 | 0 |
| 8. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12-12 | 10:8 | 2 |
| 9. | BSG Wismut Aue | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12-12 | 17:21 | -4 |
| 10. | FC Hansa Rostock | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11-13 | 15:11 | 4 |
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9-15 | 7:12 | -5 |
| 12. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8-16 | 11:23 | -12 |
| 13. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7-17 | 11:19 | -8 |
| 14. | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7-17 | 10:25 | -15 |