| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04.11.1972 8. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Hansa Rostock BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
3:2 | 0 | |||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt |
3:1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg BSG Chemie Leipzig |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden BFC Dynamo Berlin |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig BSG Wismut Aue |
1:2 | 10.000 | |||
| 1. FC Union Berlin FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder Hallescher FC Chemie |
5:1 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15-1 | 15:6 | 9 |
| 2. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12-4 | 16:9 | 7 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10-6 | 12:7 | 5 |
| 4. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9-7 | 15:10 | 5 |
| 5. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8-8 | 16:12 | 4 |
| 6. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8-8 | 7:7 | 0 |
| 7. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8-8 | 7:11 | -4 |
| 8. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7-9 | 13:13 | 0 |
| 9. | BSG Wismut Aue | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7-9 | 9:12 | -3 |
| 10. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6-10 | 5:6 | -1 |
| 11. | FC Hansa Rostock | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6-10 | 11:17 | -6 |
| 12. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6-10 | 11:17 | -6 |
| 13. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5-11 | 15:16 | -1 |
| 14. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5-11 | 8:17 | -9 |