| Fr., 07.01.1972 | 1. FC Magdeburg - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2:1 |
| Sa., 08.01.1972 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - BFC Dynamo | 0:1 |
| Sa., 08.01.1972 | FC Hansa Rostock - HFC Chemie | 3:1 |
| Sa., 08.01.1972 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:2 |
| Sa., 08.01.1972 | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:0 |
| Sa., 08.01.1972 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:0 |
| Sa., 08.01.1972 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 14 | 8-4-2 | 26:16 | 10 | 20 - 8 |
| 2. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 14 | 7-4-3 | 19:11 | 8 | 18 - 10 |
| 3. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 14 | 6-5-3 | 18:16 | 2 | 17 - 11 |
| 4. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 14 | 5-6-3 | 19:12 | 7 | 16 - 12 |
| 5. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 14 | 5-5-4 | 25:18 | 7 | 15 - 13 |
| 6. | |  | HFC Chemie | 14 | 5-5-4 | 19:18 | 1 | 15 - 13 |
| 7. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 14 | 5-4-5 | 18:12 | 6 | 14 - 14 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 14 | 4-6-4 | 13:9 | 4 | 14 - 14 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 14 | 5-3-6 | 14:16 | -2 | 13 - 15 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 14 | 5-3-6 | 17:22 | -5 | 13 - 15 |
| 11. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 14 | 4-3-7 | 16:21 | -5 | 11 - 17 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 14 | 4-3-7 | 13:24 | -11 | 11 - 17 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 14 | 1-8-5 | 8:14 | -6 | 10 - 18 |
| 14. | |  | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 14 | 3-3-8 | 12:28 | -16 | 9 - 19 |