| Sa., 04.11.1972 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BFC Dynamo | 1:1 |
| Sa., 04.11.1972 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:2 |
| Sa., 04.11.1972 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:0 |
| Sa., 04.11.1972 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Chemie Leipzig | 1:0 |
| Sa., 04.11.1972 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 3:1 |
| Sa., 04.11.1972 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 3:2 |
| Sa., 04.11.1972 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - HFC Chemie | 5:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 8 | 7-1-0 | 15:6 | 9 | 15 - 1 |
| 2. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 8 | 5-2-1 | 16:9 | 7 | 12 - 4 |
| 3. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 8 | 4-2-2 | 12:7 | 5 | 10 - 6 |
| 4. |  |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 8 | 4-1-3 | 15:10 | 5 | 9 - 7 |
| 5. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 8 | 2-4-2 | 16:12 | 4 | 8 - 8 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 8 | 3-2-3 | 7:7 | 0 | 8 - 8 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 8 | 3-2-3 | 7:11 | -4 | 8 - 8 |
| 8. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 8 | 2-3-3 | 13:13 | 0 | 7 - 9 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 8 | 3-1-4 | 9:12 | -3 | 7 - 9 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 8 | 1-4-3 | 5:6 | -1 | 6 - 10 |
| 11. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 8 | 2-2-4 | 11:17 | -6 | 6 - 10 |
| 12. | |  | HFC Chemie | 8 | 2-2-4 | 11:17 | -6 | 6 - 10 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 8 | 2-1-5 | 15:16 | -1 | 5 - 11 |
| 14. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 8 | 2-1-5 | 8:17 | -9 | 5 - 11 |