| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.06.1973 26. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Hansa Rostock 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
0:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1. FC Union Berlin |
3:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg Hallescher FC Chemie |
5:4 | 0 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin BSG Wismut Aue |
3:1 | 2.000 | |||
| BSG Chemie Leipzig BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
4:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt |
1:2 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 42-10 | 61:30 | 31 |
| 2. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 39-13 | 46:21 | 25 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 34-18 | 50:28 | 22 |
| 4. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 30-22 | 57:41 | 16 |
| 5. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 30-22 | 33:32 | 1 |
| 6. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26-26 | 41:42 | -1 |
| 7. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 25-27 | 54:46 | 8 |
| 8. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 24-28 | 37:43 | -6 |
| 9. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 21-31 | 21:26 | -5 |
| 10. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20-32 | 36:44 | -8 |
| 11. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20-32 | 27:46 | -19 |
| 12. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 19-33 | 37:56 | -19 |
| 13. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 18-34 | 22:45 | -23 |
| 14. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 16-36 | 35:57 | -22 |