| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.05.1972 25. Spieltag | |||||
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Hansa Rostock SG Dynamo Dresden |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Union Berlin BFC Dynamo Berlin |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| ASG Vorwärts Stralsund Hallescher FC Chemie |
2:0 | 0 | |||
| BSG Stahl Riesa FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
2:2 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Aue FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
2:2 | 5.500 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 38-12 | 48:22 | 26 |
| 2. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 33-17 | 44:20 | 24 |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 31-19 | 54:28 | 26 |
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 29-21 | 39:33 | 6 |
| 5. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 25-25 | 24:20 | 4 |
| 6. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25-25 | 30:35 | -5 |
| 7. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 25-25 | 35:43 | -8 |
| 8. | FC Hansa Rostock | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 24-26 | 27:23 | 4 |
| 9. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 23-27 | 29:31 | -2 |
| 10. | BSG Wismut Aue | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 23-27 | 33:43 | -10 |
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 21-29 | 20:27 | -7 |
| 12. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 18-32 | 22:38 | -16 |
| 13. | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18-32 | 20:46 | -26 |
| 14. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17-33 | 32:48 | -16 |