| Sa., 25.03.1972 | BSG Stahl Riesa - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:0 |
| Sa., 25.03.1972 | BSG Wismut Aue - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:1 |
| Sa., 25.03.1972 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BFC Dynamo | 3:2 |
| Sa., 25.03.1972 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - HFC Chemie | 4:1 |
| Sa., 25.03.1972 | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund - 1. FC Magdeburg | 0:1 |
| Sa., 25.03.1972 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 0:0 |
| Sa., 25.03.1972 | FC Hansa Rostock - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 3:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 21 | 13-4-4 | 41:21 | 20 | 30 - 12 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 21 | 10-7-4 | 35:19 | 16 | 27 - 15 |
| 3. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 9-7-5 | 46:25 | 21 | 25 - 17 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 21 | 10-5-6 | 32:27 | 5 | 25 - 17 |
| 5. |  |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 21 | 8-6-7 | 27:18 | 9 | 22 - 20 |
| 6. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 21 | 7-7-7 | 24:29 | -5 | 21 - 21 |
| 7. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 21 | 5-10-6 | 18:16 | 2 | 20 - 22 |
| 8. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 21 | 7-6-8 | 20:24 | -4 | 20 - 22 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 21 | 7-6-8 | 28:34 | -6 | 20 - 22 |
| 10. | |  | HFC Chemie | 21 | 7-6-8 | 29:40 | -11 | 20 - 22 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 21 | 4-10-7 | 15:21 | -6 | 18 - 24 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 21 | 5-6-10 | 18:29 | -11 | 16 - 26 |
| 13. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 21 | 6-3-12 | 25:37 | -12 | 15 - 27 |
| 14. | |  | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 21 | 5-5-11 | 17:35 | -18 | 15 - 27 |