| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.1973 21. Spieltag | |||||
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau FC Hansa Rostock |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
2:2 | 0 | |||
| BSG Chemie Leipzig 1. FC Magdeburg |
1:2 | 0 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin SG Dynamo Dresden |
2:4 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Aue 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
2:2 | 6.000 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt 1. FC Union Berlin |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder |
3:6 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 34-8 | 46:21 | 25 |
| 2. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 29-13 | 33:18 | 15 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27-15 | 37:20 | 17 |
| 4. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26-16 | 26:22 | 4 |
| 5. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 22-20 | 47:36 | 11 |
| 6. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21-21 | 34:33 | 1 |
| 7. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21-21 | 30:31 | -1 |
| 8. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19-23 | 42:38 | 4 |
| 9. | BSG Wismut Aue | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19-23 | 23:34 | -11 |
| 10. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 18-24 | 16:19 | -3 |
| 11. | FC Hansa Rostock | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18-24 | 33:38 | -5 |
| 12. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 14-28 | 28:45 | -17 |
| 13. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13-29 | 28:48 | -20 |
| 14. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13-29 | 17:37 | -20 |