| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06.11.1971 7. Spieltag | |||||
| BSG Wismut Aue 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 2:0 | 6.000 | |||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt BFC Dynamo Berlin | 0:1 | 0 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 2:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Stahl Riesa 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:1 | 0 | |||
| ASG Vorwärts Stralsund BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Union Berlin FC Hansa Rostock | 1:1 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11-3 | 9:4 | 5 | 
| 2. | FC Hansa Rostock | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9-5 | 15:7 | 8 | 
| 3. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9-5 | 11:8 | 3 | 
| 4. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8-6 | 14:10 | 4 | 
| 5. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8-6 | 10:7 | 3 | 
| 6. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8-6 | 8:5 | 3 | 
| 7. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8-6 | 10:8 | 2 | 
| 8. | BSG Wismut Aue | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8-6 | 9:12 | -3 | 
| 9. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7-7 | 9:7 | 2 | 
| 10. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7-7 | 6:8 | -2 | 
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6-8 | 4:6 | -2 | 
| 12. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4-10 | 6:12 | -6 | 
| 13. | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3-11 | 4:14 | -10 | 
| 14. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2-12 | 6:13 | -7 |