| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.03.1972 21. Spieltag | |||||
| BSG Stahl Riesa 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Aue SG Dynamo Dresden |
1:1 | 16.000 | |||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena BFC Dynamo Berlin |
3:2 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt Hallescher FC Chemie |
4:1 | 0 | |||
| ASG Vorwärts Stralsund 1. FC Magdeburg |
0:1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Union Berlin BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Hansa Rostock FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder |
3:1 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30-12 | 41:21 | 20 |
| 2. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 27-15 | 35:19 | 16 |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25-17 | 46:25 | 21 |
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 25-17 | 32:27 | 5 |
| 5. | FC Hansa Rostock | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22-20 | 27:18 | 9 |
| 6. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21-21 | 24:29 | -5 |
| 7. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 20-22 | 18:16 | 2 |
| 8. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20-22 | 20:24 | -4 |
| 9. | BSG Wismut Aue | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20-22 | 28:34 | -6 |
| 10. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20-22 | 29:40 | -11 |
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 18-24 | 15:21 | -6 |
| 12. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16-26 | 18:29 | -11 |
| 13. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15-27 | 25:37 | -12 |
| 14. | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15-27 | 17:35 | -18 |