| Sa., 22.01.1972 | 1. FC Magdeburg - HFC Chemie | 3:0 |
| Sa., 22.01.1972 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 3:1 |
| Sa., 22.01.1972 | FC Hansa Rostock - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:0 |
| Sa., 22.01.1972 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Wismut Aue | 0:0 |
| Sa., 22.01.1972 | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund - BSG Stahl Riesa | 2:0 |
| Sa., 22.01.1972 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BFC Dynamo | 0:0 |
| Sa., 22.01.1972 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 16 | 9-4-3 | 29:17 | 12 | 22 - 10 |
| 2. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 16 | 8-4-4 | 25:14 | 11 | 20 - 12 |
| 3. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 16 | 6-7-3 | 20:12 | 8 | 19 - 13 |
| 4. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 16 | 6-6-4 | 28:19 | 9 | 18 - 14 |
| 5. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 16 | 7-4-5 | 21:12 | 9 | 18 - 14 |
| 6. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 16 | 6-6-4 | 20:22 | -2 | 18 - 14 |
| 7. | |  | HFC Chemie | 16 | 6-5-5 | 21:21 | 0 | 17 - 15 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 16 | 5-6-5 | 16:12 | 4 | 16 - 16 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 16 | 6-4-6 | 18:22 | -4 | 16 - 16 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 16 | 5-4-7 | 14:18 | -4 | 14 - 18 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 16 | 5-3-8 | 18:27 | -9 | 13 - 19 |
| 12. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 16 | 4-3-9 | 17:26 | -9 | 11 - 21 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 16 | 1-9-6 | 10:20 | -10 | 11 - 21 |
| 14. | |  | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 16 | 4-3-9 | 14:29 | -15 | 11 - 21 |