| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.10.1972 5. Spieltag | |||||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin FC Hansa Rostock | 4:0 | 0 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3:2 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 1:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Chemie Leipzig 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 2:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt 1. FC Union Berlin | 1:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau Hallescher FC Chemie | 4:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Aue FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 0:1 | 15.000 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10-0 | 9:4 | 5 | 
| 2. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9-1 | 11:2 | 9 | 
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-3 | 9:4 | 5 | 
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-3 | 10:7 | 3 | 
| 5. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6-4 | 13:7 | 6 | 
| 6. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5-5 | 5:4 | 1 | 
| 7. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-5 | 4:8 | -4 | 
| 8. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-6 | 7:8 | -1 | 
| 9. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-6 | 4:5 | -1 | 
| 10. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-6 | 5:8 | -3 | 
| 11. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 4:7 | -3 | 
| 12. | BSG Wismut Aue | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 3:6 | -3 | 
| 13. | FC Hansa Rostock | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-8 | 7:13 | -6 | 
| 14. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-9 | 3:11 | -8 |