| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.06.1973 25. Spieltag | |||||
| 1. FC Union Berlin FC Hansa Rostock | 2:1 | 0 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:2 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt 1. FC Magdeburg | 3:2 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Aue SG Dynamo Dresden | 2:4 | 8.000 | |||
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau BFC Dynamo Berlin | 2:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt BSG Chemie Leipzig | 1:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 4:2 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 40-10 | 59:29 | 30 | 
| 2. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 37-13 | 43:21 | 22 | 
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 32-18 | 45:24 | 21 | 
| 4. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 30-20 | 32:30 | 2 | 
| 5. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 28-22 | 56:41 | 15 | 
| 6. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25-25 | 53:44 | 9 | 
| 7. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 24-26 | 38:41 | -3 | 
| 8. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 24-26 | 36:39 | -3 | 
| 9. | FC Hansa Rostock | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20-30 | 36:43 | -7 | 
| 10. | BSG Wismut Aue | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 20-30 | 26:43 | -17 | 
| 11. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 19-31 | 17:25 | -8 | 
| 12. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 18-32 | 22:42 | -20 | 
| 13. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 17-33 | 35:55 | -20 | 
| 14. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 16-34 | 31:52 | -21 |