| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.04.1972 22. Spieltag | |||||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig ASG Vorwärts Stralsund |
7:1 | 0 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden BSG Stahl Riesa |
4:2 | 0 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin BSG Wismut Aue |
5:1 | 7.000 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
2:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
4:3 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Union Berlin |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau FC Hansa Rostock |
2:0 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32-12 | 42:21 | 21 |
| 2. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 29-15 | 40:20 | 20 |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 27-17 | 50:27 | 23 |
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 25-19 | 32:29 | 3 |
| 5. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23-21 | 28:32 | -4 |
| 6. | FC Hansa Rostock | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22-22 | 27:20 | 7 |
| 7. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22-22 | 20:16 | 4 |
| 8. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22-22 | 27:25 | 2 |
| 9. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22-22 | 31:40 | -9 |
| 10. | BSG Wismut Aue | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 20-24 | 29:39 | -10 |
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 18-26 | 15:22 | -7 |
| 12. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16-28 | 20:33 | -13 |
| 13. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15-29 | 28:41 | -13 |
| 14. | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15-29 | 18:42 | -24 |