| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.03.1972 19. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt SG Dynamo Dresden |
1:5 | 0 | |||
| 12.03.1972 19. Spieltag | |||||
| Hallescher FC Chemie BFC Dynamo Berlin |
3:8 | 0 | |||
| 11.03.1972 19. Spieltag | |||||
| BSG Wismut Aue 1. FC Magdeburg |
2:4 | 9.000 | |||
| BSG Stahl Riesa BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| ASG Vorwärts Stralsund FC Hansa Rostock |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Union Berlin FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder |
0:1 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 26-12 | 39:21 | 18 |
| 2. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 25-13 | 31:16 | 15 |
| 3. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23-15 | 28:20 | 8 |
| 4. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22-16 | 40:23 | 17 |
| 5. | FC Hansa Rostock | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20-18 | 24:16 | 8 |
| 6. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20-18 | 23:26 | -3 |
| 7. | BSG Wismut Aue | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19-19 | 25:30 | -5 |
| 8. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19-19 | 28:36 | -8 |
| 9. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 18-20 | 18:16 | 2 |
| 10. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17-21 | 17:22 | -5 |
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15-23 | 14:21 | -7 |
| 12. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15-23 | 18:28 | -10 |
| 13. | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14-24 | 17:34 | -17 |
| 14. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13-25 | 21:34 | -13 |