| Sa., 21.10.1972 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 7:1 |
| Sa., 21.10.1972 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 1:0 |
| Sa., 21.10.1972 | HFC Chemie - BSG Wismut Aue | 4:2 |
| Sa., 21.10.1972 | 1. FC Magdeburg - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:2 |
| Sa., 21.10.1972 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BFC Dynamo | 3:1 |
| Sa., 21.10.1972 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Chemie Leipzig | 1:0 |
| Sa., 21.10.1972 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 6-0-0 | 11:5 | 6 | 12 - 0 |
| 2. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 6 | 4-1-1 | 11:3 | 8 | 9 - 3 |
| 3. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 6 | 4-1-1 | 13:8 | 5 | 9 - 3 |
| 4. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 6 | 3-1-2 | 10:6 | 4 | 7 - 5 |
| 5. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 6 | 2-2-2 | 14:10 | 4 | 6 - 6 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 6 | 2-2-2 | 5:5 | 0 | 6 - 6 |
| 7. | |  | HFC Chemie | 6 | 2-2-2 | 9:10 | -1 | 6 - 6 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 6 | 2-2-2 | 5:9 | -4 | 6 - 6 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 6 | 1-3-2 | 5:5 | 0 | 5 - 7 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 6 | 1-3-2 | 8:9 | -1 | 5 - 7 |
| 11. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 6 | 1-2-3 | 8:13 | -5 | 4 - 8 |
| 12. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 6 | 1-1-4 | 10:12 | -2 | 3 - 9 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 6 | 1-1-4 | 5:10 | -5 | 3 - 9 |
| 14. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 6 | 1-1-4 | 5:14 | -9 | 3 - 9 |