| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.01.1972 17. Spieltag | |||||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin SG Dynamo Dresden |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Aue FC Hansa Rostock |
4:3 | 4.000 | |||
| BSG Stahl Riesa 1. FC Union Berlin |
0:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt 1. FC Magdeburg |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
3:1 | 0 | |||
| ASG Vorwärts Stralsund FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder |
3:2 | 0 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
3:1 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22-12 | 28:15 | 13 |
| 2. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22-12 | 30:19 | 11 |
| 3. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21-13 | 22:13 | 9 |
| 4. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19-15 | 24:22 | 2 |
| 5. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18-16 | 29:21 | 8 |
| 6. | FC Hansa Rostock | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18-16 | 24:16 | 8 |
| 7. | BSG Wismut Aue | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18-16 | 22:25 | -3 |
| 8. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18-16 | 22:25 | -3 |
| 9. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16-18 | 17:15 | 2 |
| 10. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14-20 | 15:21 | -6 |
| 11. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13-21 | 19:27 | -8 |
| 12. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13-21 | 11:20 | -9 |
| 13. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13-21 | 18:28 | -10 |
| 14. | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13-21 | 17:31 | -14 |