| Sa., 06.11.1971 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Hansa Rostock | 1:1 |
| Sa., 06.11.1971 | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:1 |
| Sa., 06.11.1971 | BSG Stahl Riesa - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:1 |
| Sa., 06.11.1971 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:0 |
| Sa., 06.11.1971 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:1 |
| Sa., 06.11.1971 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BFC Dynamo | 0:1 |
| Sa., 06.11.1971 | HFC Chemie - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 2:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 7 | 4-3-0 | 9:4 | 5 | 11 - 3 |
| 2. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 7 | 4-1-2 | 15:7 | 8 | 9 - 5 |
| 3. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 7 | 3-3-1 | 11:8 | 3 | 9 - 5 |
| 4. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 7 | 3-2-2 | 14:10 | 4 | 8 - 6 |
| 5. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 7 | 3-2-2 | 10:7 | 3 | 8 - 6 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 7 | 3-2-2 | 8:5 | 3 | 8 - 6 |
| 7. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 2-4-1 | 10:8 | 2 | 8 - 6 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 7 | 3-2-2 | 9:12 | -3 | 8 - 6 |
| 9. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 7 | 2-3-2 | 9:7 | 2 | 7 - 7 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 7 | 3-1-3 | 6:8 | -2 | 7 - 7 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 7 | 1-4-2 | 4:6 | -2 | 6 - 8 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 7 | 1-2-4 | 6:12 | -6 | 4 - 10 |
| 13. | |  | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 7 | 1-1-5 | 4:14 | -10 | 3 - 11 |
| 14. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 7 | 0-2-5 | 6:13 | -7 | 2 - 12 |