| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06.05.1972 24. Spieltag | |||||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig FC Hansa Rostock |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden 1. FC Union Berlin |
4:1 | 0 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin ASG Vorwärts Stralsund |
4:0 | 0 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie BSG Stahl Riesa |
3:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt BSG Wismut Aue |
1:1 | 20.000 | |||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 36-12 | 47:22 | 25 |
| 2. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 32-16 | 44:20 | 24 |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 30-18 | 54:28 | 26 |
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 28-20 | 37:31 | 6 |
| 5. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 25-23 | 30:34 | -4 |
| 6. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 25-23 | 35:41 | -6 |
| 7. | FC Hansa Rostock | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 23-25 | 27:23 | 4 |
| 8. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 23-25 | 22:19 | 3 |
| 9. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 23-25 | 28:29 | -1 |
| 10. | BSG Wismut Aue | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22-26 | 31:41 | -10 |
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 20-28 | 20:27 | -7 |
| 12. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17-31 | 20:36 | -16 |
| 13. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16-32 | 30:46 | -16 |
| 14. | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16-32 | 18:46 | -28 |