| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.12.1972 12. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Hansa Rostock 1. FC Union Berlin |
4:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena Hallescher FC Chemie |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
4:1 | 0 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden BSG Wismut Aue |
4:0 | 21.000 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Chemie Leipzig FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
6:1 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 21-3 | 27:9 | 18 |
| 2. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18-6 | 20:10 | 10 |
| 3. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15-9 | 23:15 | 8 |
| 4. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14-10 | 21:13 | 8 |
| 5. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11-13 | 24:19 | 5 |
| 6. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11-13 | 10:9 | 1 |
| 7. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11-13 | 17:18 | -1 |
| 8. | FC Hansa Rostock | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11-13 | 18:20 | -2 |
| 9. | BSG Wismut Aue | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11-13 | 13:18 | -5 |
| 10. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11-13 | 12:20 | -8 |
| 11. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10-14 | 16:25 | -9 |
| 12. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9-15 | 28:25 | 3 |
| 13. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8-16 | 8:23 | -15 |
| 14. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7-17 | 15:28 | -13 |