| Sa., 11.03.1972 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 0:1 |
| Sa., 11.03.1972 | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund - FC Hansa Rostock | 0:0 |
| Sa., 11.03.1972 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 0:0 |
| Sa., 11.03.1972 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:4 |
| Sa., 11.03.1972 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:0 |
| Sa., 11.03.1972 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:5 |
| So., 12.03.1972 | HFC Chemie - BFC Dynamo | 3:8 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 19 | 11-4-4 | 39:21 | 18 | 26 - 12 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 19 | 9-7-3 | 31:16 | 15 | 25 - 13 |
| 3. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 19 | 9-5-5 | 28:20 | 8 | 23 - 15 |
| 4. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 8-6-5 | 40:23 | 17 | 22 - 16 |
| 5. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 19 | 7-6-6 | 24:16 | 8 | 20 - 18 |
| 6. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 19 | 7-6-6 | 23:26 | -3 | 20 - 18 |
| 7. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 19 | 7-5-7 | 25:30 | -5 | 19 - 19 |
| 8. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 19 | 7-5-7 | 28:36 | -8 | 19 - 19 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 19 | 5-8-6 | 18:16 | 2 | 18 - 20 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 19 | 6-5-8 | 17:22 | -5 | 17 - 21 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 19 | 3-9-7 | 14:21 | -7 | 15 - 23 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 19 | 5-5-9 | 18:28 | -10 | 15 - 23 |
| 13. | |  | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 19 | 5-4-10 | 17:34 | -17 | 14 - 24 |
| 14. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 19 | 5-3-11 | 21:34 | -13 | 13 - 25 |