| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.04.1973 18. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Hansa Rostock BFC Dynamo Berlin |
5:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena SG Dynamo Dresden |
2:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder 1. FC Magdeburg |
1:3 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig BSG Chemie Leipzig |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Union Berlin FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
2:2 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt BSG Wismut Aue |
4:0 | 19.000 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 28-8 | 38:17 | 21 |
| 2. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 26-10 | 29:14 | 15 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 23-13 | 33:18 | 15 |
| 4. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20-16 | 31:26 | 5 |
| 5. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20-16 | 23:22 | 1 |
| 6. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18-18 | 25:23 | 2 |
| 7. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17-19 | 37:32 | 5 |
| 8. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17-19 | 34:31 | 3 |
| 9. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16-20 | 13:15 | -2 |
| 10. | BSG Wismut Aue | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16-20 | 18:27 | -9 |
| 11. | FC Hansa Rostock | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15-21 | 28:35 | -7 |
| 12. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14-22 | 23:35 | -12 |
| 13. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12-24 | 25:40 | -15 |
| 14. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10-26 | 12:34 | -22 |