| Sa., 20.05.1972 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:0 |
| Sa., 20.05.1972 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 5:2 |
| Sa., 20.05.1972 | BFC Dynamo - FC Hansa Rostock | 1:0 |
| Sa., 20.05.1972 | HFC Chemie - 1. FC Union Berlin | 5:1 |
| Sa., 20.05.1972 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 2:0 |
| Sa., 20.05.1972 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BSG Stahl Riesa | 3:1 |
| Sa., 20.05.1972 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - BSG Wismut Aue | 3:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 17-4-5 | 48:23 | 25 | 38 - 14 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 13-9-4 | 45:20 | 25 | 35 - 17 |
| 3. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 12-9-5 | 59:30 | 29 | 33 - 19 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 12-7-7 | 42:34 | 8 | 31 - 21 |
| 5. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 26 | 9-9-8 | 33:36 | -3 | 27 - 25 |
| 6. | |  | HFC Chemie | 26 | 10-7-9 | 40:44 | -4 | 27 - 25 |
| 7. |  |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 7-11-8 | 26:25 | 1 | 25 - 27 |
| 8. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 26 | 9-7-10 | 30:31 | -1 | 25 - 27 |
| 9. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 8-8-10 | 27:24 | 3 | 24 - 28 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 7-9-10 | 34:46 | -12 | 23 - 29 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 5-11-10 | 21:32 | -11 | 21 - 31 |
| 12. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 7-5-14 | 34:48 | -14 | 19 - 33 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 5-8-13 | 23:41 | -18 | 18 - 34 |
| 14. | |  | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 26 | 6-6-14 | 20:48 | -28 | 18 - 34 |