| Mi., 17.05.1972 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:1 |
| Mi., 17.05.1972 | FC Hansa Rostock - SG Dynamo Dresden | 0:0 |
| Mi., 17.05.1972 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BFC Dynamo | 0:0 |
| Mi., 17.05.1972 | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund - HFC Chemie | 2:0 |
| Mi., 17.05.1972 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:2 |
| Mi., 17.05.1972 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 2:2 |
| Mi., 17.05.1972 | 1. FC Magdeburg - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 25 | 17-4-4 | 48:22 | 26 | 38 - 12 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 25 | 12-9-4 | 44:20 | 24 | 33 - 17 |
| 3. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 11-9-5 | 54:28 | 26 | 31 - 19 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 25 | 11-7-7 | 39:33 | 6 | 29 - 21 |
| 5. |  |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 25 | 7-11-7 | 24:20 | 4 | 25 - 25 |
| 6. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 25 | 8-9-8 | 30:35 | -5 | 25 - 25 |
| 7. | |  | HFC Chemie | 25 | 9-7-9 | 35:43 | -8 | 25 - 25 |
| 8. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 25 | 8-8-9 | 27:23 | 4 | 24 - 26 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 25 | 8-7-10 | 29:31 | -2 | 23 - 27 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 25 | 7-9-9 | 33:43 | -10 | 23 - 27 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 25 | 5-11-9 | 20:27 | -7 | 21 - 29 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 25 | 5-8-12 | 22:38 | -16 | 18 - 32 |
| 13. | |  | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 25 | 6-6-13 | 20:46 | -26 | 18 - 32 |
| 14. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 25 | 6-5-14 | 32:48 | -16 | 17 - 33 |