| Sa., 11.09.1971 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Hansa Rostock | 1:3 |
| Sa., 11.09.1971 | BSG Wismut Aue - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 0:0 |
| Sa., 11.09.1971 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:1 |
| Sa., 11.09.1971 | BFC Dynamo - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 2:2 |
| Sa., 02.10.1971 | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund - 1. FC Union Berlin | 0:0 |
| Sa., 02.10.1971 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 1:2 |
| Mi., 27.10.1971 | HFC Chemie - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2:2 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 5 | 3-2-0 | 7:3 | 4 | 8 - 2 |
| 2. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 5 | 3-1-1 | 6:5 | 1 | 7 - 3 |
| 3. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 5 | 3-0-2 | 9:5 | 4 | 6 - 4 |
| 4. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 5 | 2-2-1 | 8:5 | 3 | 6 - 4 |
| 5. | |  | HFC Chemie | 5 | 2-2-1 | 8:6 | 2 | 6 - 4 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 5 | 2-2-1 | 5:3 | 2 | 6 - 4 |
| 7. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 5 | 2-2-1 | 7:7 | 0 | 6 - 4 |
| 8. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 5 | 1-3-1 | 7:6 | 1 | 5 - 5 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 2-1-2 | 8:9 | -1 | 5 - 5 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 5 | 1-3-1 | 3:4 | -1 | 5 - 5 |
| 11. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 5 | 1-2-2 | 7:6 | 1 | 4 - 6 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 5 | 1-1-3 | 5:9 | -4 | 3 - 7 |
| 13. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 5 | 0-2-3 | 5:10 | -5 | 2 - 8 |
| 14. | |  | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 5 | 0-1-4 | 1:8 | -7 | 1 - 9 |