| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.01.1972 15. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1. FC Union Berlin |
6:2 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Aue ASG Vorwärts Stralsund |
1:0 | 5.000 | |||
| BSG Stahl Riesa FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder |
5:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Hansa Rostock |
0:2 | 0 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin 1. FC Magdeburg |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
2:0 | 0 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
2:0 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20-10 | 25:13 | 12 |
| 2. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20-10 | 26:17 | 9 |
| 3. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18-12 | 20:12 | 8 |
| 4. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17-13 | 27:18 | 9 |
| 5. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17-13 | 21:18 | 3 |
| 6. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17-13 | 19:21 | -2 |
| 7. | FC Hansa Rostock | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16-14 | 20:12 | 8 |
| 8. | BSG Wismut Aue | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15-15 | 18:22 | -4 |
| 9. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14-16 | 13:11 | 2 |
| 10. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13-17 | 14:18 | -4 |
| 11. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13-17 | 18:25 | -7 |
| 12. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11-19 | 16:23 | -7 |
| 13. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10-20 | 10:20 | -10 |
| 14. | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9-21 | 12:29 | -17 |