| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.06.1973 23. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Hansa Rostock |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Aue FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
1:2 | 5.000 | |||
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 1. FC Magdeburg |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt SG Dynamo Dresden |
4:2 | 0 | |||
| BSG Chemie Leipzig BFC Dynamo Berlin |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Union Berlin FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder |
0:3 | 0 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
0:2 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 36-10 | 51:25 | 26 |
| 2. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 33-13 | 38:20 | 18 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 30-16 | 40:21 | 19 |
| 4. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 28-18 | 29:25 | 4 |
| 5. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25-21 | 51:38 | 13 |
| 6. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 23-23 | 49:39 | 10 |
| 7. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22-24 | 35:37 | -2 |
| 8. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22-24 | 32:35 | -3 |
| 9. | FC Hansa Rostock | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 20-26 | 34:39 | -5 |
| 10. | BSG Wismut Aue | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20-26 | 24:36 | -12 |
| 11. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 19-27 | 16:22 | -6 |
| 12. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15-31 | 32:52 | -20 |
| 13. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15-31 | 19:40 | -21 |
| 14. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 14-32 | 28:49 | -21 |