| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05.05.1973 19. Spieltag | |||||
| BSG Chemie Leipzig FC Hansa Rostock |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden 1. FC Magdeburg |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
1:3 | 0 | |||
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 1. FC Union Berlin |
2:2 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Aue Hallescher FC Chemie |
3:2 | 6.000 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 30-8 | 39:17 | 22 |
| 2. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 27-11 | 30:15 | 15 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23-15 | 33:19 | 14 |
| 4. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 22-16 | 24:22 | 2 |
| 5. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21-17 | 32:27 | 5 |
| 6. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 19-19 | 40:33 | 7 |
| 7. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19-19 | 27:25 | 2 |
| 8. | BSG Wismut Aue | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 18-20 | 21:29 | -8 |
| 9. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17-21 | 34:32 | 2 |
| 10. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 17-21 | 14:16 | -2 |
| 11. | FC Hansa Rostock | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16-22 | 29:36 | -7 |
| 12. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14-24 | 25:38 | -13 |
| 13. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12-26 | 26:43 | -17 |
| 14. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11-27 | 14:36 | -22 |