| Sa., 15.04.1972 | 1. FC Union Berlin - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 4:1 |
| Sa., 15.04.1972 | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund - SG Dynamo Dresden | 0:0 |
| Sa., 15.04.1972 | BSG Wismut Aue - HFC Chemie | 1:1 |
| Sa., 15.04.1972 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 4:1 |
| Sa., 15.04.1972 | FC Hansa Rostock - 1. FC Magdeburg | 0:3 |
| Sa., 15.04.1972 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:1 |
| So., 23.04.1972 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BFC Dynamo | 0:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 23 | 15-4-4 | 45:21 | 24 | 34 - 12 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 23 | 11-8-4 | 40:20 | 20 | 30 - 16 |
| 3. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 10-8-5 | 50:27 | 23 | 28 - 18 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 23 | 11-5-7 | 36:30 | 6 | 27 - 19 |
| 5. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 23 | 8-8-7 | 29:33 | -4 | 24 - 22 |
| 6. |  |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 23 | 6-11-6 | 21:17 | 4 | 23 - 23 |
| 7. | |  | HFC Chemie | 23 | 8-7-8 | 32:41 | -9 | 23 - 23 |
| 8. |  |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 23 | 8-6-9 | 27:23 | 4 | 22 - 24 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 23 | 8-6-9 | 28:29 | -1 | 22 - 24 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 23 | 7-7-9 | 30:40 | -10 | 21 - 25 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 23 | 5-10-8 | 19:23 | -4 | 20 - 26 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 23 | 5-7-11 | 20:33 | -13 | 17 - 29 |
| 13. | |  | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 23 | 5-6-12 | 18:42 | -24 | 16 - 30 |
| 14. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 23 | 6-3-14 | 29:45 | -16 | 15 - 31 |