| Sa., 15.01.1972 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 5:1 |
| Sa., 15.01.1972 | BSG Wismut Aue - ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 1:0 |
| Sa., 15.01.1972 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - 1. FC Union Berlin | 6:2 |
| Sa., 15.01.1972 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Hansa Rostock | 0:2 |
| Sa., 15.01.1972 | HFC Chemie - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:0 |
| Sa., 15.01.1972 | BFC Dynamo - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:0 |
| Sa., 15.01.1972 | SG Dynamo Dresden - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 15 | 8-4-3 | 25:13 | 12 | 20 - 10 |
| 2. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 15 | 8-4-3 | 26:17 | 9 | 20 - 10 |
| 3. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 15 | 6-6-3 | 20:12 | 8 | 18 - 12 |
| 4. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 6-5-4 | 27:18 | 9 | 17 - 13 |
| 5. | |  | HFC Chemie | 15 | 6-5-4 | 21:18 | 3 | 17 - 13 |
| 6. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 15 | 6-5-4 | 19:21 | -2 | 17 - 13 |
| 7. |  |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 15 | 6-4-5 | 20:12 | 8 | 16 - 14 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 15 | 6-3-6 | 18:22 | -4 | 15 - 15 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 15 | 4-6-5 | 13:11 | 2 | 14 - 16 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 15 | 5-3-7 | 14:18 | -4 | 13 - 17 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 15 | 5-3-7 | 18:25 | -7 | 13 - 17 |
| 12. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 15 | 4-3-8 | 16:23 | -7 | 11 - 19 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 15 | 1-8-6 | 10:20 | -10 | 10 - 20 |
| 14. | |  | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 15 | 3-3-9 | 12:29 | -17 | 9 - 21 |