| Sa., 31.03.1973 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 0:1 |
| Sa., 31.03.1973 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:1 |
| Sa., 31.03.1973 | BSG Chemie Leipzig - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 0:0 |
| Sa., 31.03.1973 | BFC Dynamo - HFC Chemie | 2:0 |
| Sa., 31.03.1973 | SG Dynamo Dresden - 1. FC Union Berlin | 3:2 |
| Sa., 31.03.1973 | 1. FC Magdeburg - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 3:0 |
| Sa., 31.03.1973 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Hansa Rostock | 3:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 10-5-0 | 33:14 | 19 | 25 - 5 |
| 2. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 15 | 9-4-2 | 25:12 | 13 | 22 - 8 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 15 | 8-3-4 | 27:14 | 13 | 19 - 11 |
| 4. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 15 | 6-5-4 | 26:19 | 7 | 17 - 13 |
| 5. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 15 | 6-3-6 | 22:20 | 2 | 15 - 15 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 15 | 6-3-6 | 16:20 | -4 | 15 - 15 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 15 | 5-5-5 | 16:22 | -6 | 15 - 15 |
| 8. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 15 | 5-4-6 | 30:26 | 4 | 14 - 16 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 15 | 3-7-5 | 11:13 | -2 | 13 - 17 |
| 10. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 15 | 5-2-8 | 31:30 | 1 | 12 - 18 |
| 11. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 15 | 4-4-7 | 21:28 | -7 | 12 - 18 |
| 12. | |  | HFC Chemie | 15 | 3-6-6 | 19:30 | -11 | 12 - 18 |
| 13. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 15 | 4-2-9 | 22:34 | -12 | 10 - 20 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 15 | 3-3-9 | 11:28 | -17 | 9 - 21 |