| Sa., 29.01.1972 | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 3:2 |
| Sa., 29.01.1972 | BSG Stahl Riesa - 1. FC Union Berlin | 0:1 |
| Sa., 29.01.1972 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Hansa Rostock | 4:3 |
| Sa., 29.01.1972 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 3:1 |
| Sa., 29.01.1972 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:1 |
| Sa., 29.01.1972 | HFC Chemie - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 3:1 |
| Sa., 29.01.1972 | BFC Dynamo - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 17 | 9-4-4 | 28:15 | 13 | 22 - 12 |
| 2. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 17 | 9-4-4 | 30:19 | 11 | 22 - 12 |
| 3. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 17 | 7-7-3 | 22:13 | 9 | 21 - 13 |
| 4. | |  | HFC Chemie | 17 | 7-5-5 | 24:22 | 2 | 19 - 15 |
| 5. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 6-6-5 | 29:21 | 8 | 18 - 16 |
| 6. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 17 | 7-4-6 | 24:16 | 8 | 18 - 16 |
| 7. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 17 | 6-6-5 | 22:25 | -3 | 18 - 16 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 17 | 7-4-6 | 22:25 | -3 | 18 - 16 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 17 | 5-6-6 | 17:15 | 2 | 16 - 18 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 17 | 5-4-8 | 15:21 | -6 | 14 - 20 |
| 11. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 17 | 5-3-9 | 19:27 | -8 | 13 - 21 |
| 12. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 17 | 2-9-6 | 11:20 | -9 | 13 - 21 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 17 | 5-3-9 | 18:28 | -10 | 13 - 21 |
| 14. | |  | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 17 | 5-3-9 | 17:31 | -14 | 13 - 21 |