| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.1973 15. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Hansa Rostock |
3:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
3:0 | 0 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden 1. FC Union Berlin |
3:2 | 0 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin Hallescher FC Chemie |
2:0 | 0 | |||
| BSG Chemie Leipzig FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt BSG Wismut Aue |
1:1 | 10.000 | |||
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder |
0:1 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 25-5 | 33:14 | 19 |
| 2. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22-8 | 25:12 | 13 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19-11 | 27:14 | 13 |
| 4. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17-13 | 26:19 | 7 |
| 5. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15-15 | 22:20 | 2 |
| 6. | BSG Wismut Aue | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15-15 | 16:20 | -4 |
| 7. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15-15 | 16:22 | -6 |
| 8. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14-16 | 30:26 | 4 |
| 9. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 13-17 | 33:29 | 4 |
| 10. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13-17 | 11:13 | -2 |
| 11. | FC Hansa Rostock | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12-18 | 21:28 | -7 |
| 12. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12-18 | 19:30 | -11 |
| 13. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10-20 | 22:34 | -12 |
| 14. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8-22 | 10:30 | -20 |