| Sa., 19.05.1973 | HFC Chemie - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 3:6 |
| Sa., 19.05.1973 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - 1. FC Union Berlin | 1:0 |
| Sa., 19.05.1973 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:2 |
| Sa., 19.05.1973 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - FC Hansa Rostock | 2:1 |
| Sa., 19.05.1973 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 2:2 |
| Sa., 19.05.1973 | BSG Chemie Leipzig - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:2 |
| Sa., 19.05.1973 | BFC Dynamo - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2:4 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 14-6-1 | 46:21 | 25 | 34 - 8 |
| 2. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 21 | 10-9-2 | 33:18 | 15 | 29 - 13 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 21 | 11-5-5 | 37:20 | 17 | 27 - 15 |
| 4. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 21 | 10-6-5 | 26:22 | 4 | 26 - 16 |
| 5. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 21 | 8-5-8 | 45:37 | 8 | 21 - 21 |
| 6. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 21 | 7-7-7 | 34:33 | 1 | 21 - 21 |
| 7. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 21 | 7-7-7 | 30:31 | -1 | 21 - 21 |
| 8. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 21 | 7-5-9 | 42:38 | 4 | 19 - 23 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 21 | 7-5-9 | 23:34 | -11 | 19 - 23 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 21 | 4-10-7 | 16:19 | -3 | 18 - 24 |
| 11. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 21 | 6-6-9 | 33:38 | -5 | 18 - 24 |
| 12. | |  | HFC Chemie | 21 | 3-8-10 | 28:45 | -17 | 14 - 28 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 21 | 5-4-12 | 18:35 | -17 | 14 - 28 |
| 14. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 21 | 5-3-13 | 28:48 | -20 | 13 - 29 |