| So., 02.01.1972 | 1. FC Magdeburg - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:1 |
| So., 02.01.1972 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - SG Dynamo Dresden | 3:0 |
| So., 02.01.1972 | FC Hansa Rostock - BFC Dynamo | 0:0 |
| So., 02.01.1972 | 1. FC Union Berlin - HFC Chemie | 0:0 |
| So., 02.01.1972 | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:3 |
| So., 02.01.1972 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:1 |
| So., 02.01.1972 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 0:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 13 | 7-4-2 | 24:15 | 9 | 18 - 8 |
| 2. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 13 | 7-4-2 | 19:10 | 9 | 18 - 8 |
| 3. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 13 | 5-5-3 | 24:16 | 8 | 15 - 11 |
| 4. | |  | HFC Chemie | 13 | 5-5-3 | 18:15 | 3 | 15 - 11 |
| 5. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 13 | 5-5-3 | 16:15 | 1 | 15 - 11 |
| 6. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 13 | 4-6-3 | 18:12 | 6 | 14 - 12 |
| 7. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 13 | 4-6-3 | 13:8 | 5 | 14 - 12 |
| 8. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 13 | 5-3-5 | 13:14 | -1 | 13 - 13 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 13 | 5-3-5 | 17:21 | -4 | 13 - 13 |
| 10. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 13 | 4-4-5 | 15:11 | 4 | 12 - 14 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 13 | 1-8-4 | 7:12 | -5 | 10 - 16 |
| 12. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 13 | 3-3-7 | 14:20 | -6 | 9 - 17 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 13 | 3-3-7 | 12:24 | -12 | 9 - 17 |
| 14. | |  | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 13 | 2-3-8 | 11:28 | -17 | 7 - 19 |