| Mi., 15.11.1972 | HFC Chemie - 1. FC Union Berlin | 5:0 |
| Mi., 15.11.1972 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 3:1 |
| Mi., 15.11.1972 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Hansa Rostock | 2:0 |
| Mi., 15.11.1972 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:2 |
| Mi., 15.11.1972 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1. FC Magdeburg | 3:0 |
| Mi., 15.11.1972 | BSG Chemie Leipzig - SG Dynamo Dresden | 0:0 |
| Mi., 15.11.1972 | BFC Dynamo - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 2:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 9 | 7-2-0 | 15:6 | 9 | 16 - 2 |
| 2. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 9 | 6-2-1 | 18:9 | 9 | 14 - 4 |
| 3. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 9 | 3-4-2 | 18:13 | 5 | 10 - 8 |
| 4. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 9 | 4-2-3 | 12:10 | 2 | 10 - 8 |
| 5. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 9 | 4-2-3 | 10:12 | -2 | 10 - 8 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 9 | 4-1-4 | 15:12 | 3 | 9 - 9 |
| 7. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 9 | 4-1-4 | 11:12 | -1 | 9 - 9 |
| 8. | |  | HFC Chemie | 9 | 3-2-4 | 16:17 | -1 | 8 - 10 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 9 | 3-2-4 | 7:12 | -5 | 8 - 10 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 9 | 2-3-4 | 14:15 | -1 | 7 - 11 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 9 | 1-5-3 | 5:6 | -1 | 7 - 11 |
| 12. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 9 | 3-1-5 | 11:17 | -6 | 7 - 11 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 9 | 2-2-5 | 11:19 | -8 | 6 - 12 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 9 | 2-1-6 | 16:19 | -3 | 5 - 13 |