| Sa., 30.10.1971 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Wismut Aue | 5:0 |
| Sa., 30.10.1971 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - BSG Stahl Riesa | 2:0 |
| Sa., 30.10.1971 | FC Hansa Rostock - ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 5:1 |
| Sa., 30.10.1971 | BFC Dynamo - HFC Chemie | 1:1 |
| Sa., 30.10.1971 | SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:1 |
| Sa., 30.10.1971 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:1 |
| Sa., 30.10.1971 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - 1. FC Union Berlin | 1:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 6 | 4-2-0 | 8:3 | 5 | 10 - 2 |
| 2. |  |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 6 | 4-0-2 | 14:6 | 8 | 8 - 4 |
| 3. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 6 | 3-2-1 | 9:5 | 4 | 8 - 4 |
| 4. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 6 | 3-2-1 | 7:3 | 4 | 8 - 4 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 6 | 3-1-2 | 13:9 | 4 | 7 - 5 |
| 6. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 6 | 2-3-1 | 9:7 | 2 | 7 - 5 |
| 7. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 2-3-1 | 9:7 | 2 | 7 - 5 |
| 8. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 6 | 3-1-2 | 6:6 | 0 | 7 - 5 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 6 | 2-2-2 | 7:12 | -5 | 6 - 6 |
| 10. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 6 | 1-3-2 | 8:7 | 1 | 5 - 7 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 6 | 1-3-2 | 3:5 | -2 | 5 - 7 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 6 | 1-1-4 | 5:11 | -6 | 3 - 9 |
| 13. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 6 | 0-2-4 | 6:12 | -6 | 2 - 10 |
| 14. | |  | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 6 | 0-1-5 | 2:13 | -11 | 1 - 11 |