| Sa., 27.11.1971 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BSG Stahl Riesa | 3:0 |
| So., 28.11.1971 | 1. FC Magdeburg - ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 2:1 |
| So., 28.11.1971 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - 1. FC Union Berlin | 0:0 |
| So., 28.11.1971 | HFC Chemie - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:0 |
| So., 28.11.1971 | BFC Dynamo - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:0 |
| So., 28.11.1971 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Wismut Aue | 5:3 |
| So., 28.11.1971 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - FC Hansa Rostock | 1:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 8 | 4-3-1 | 12:8 | 4 | 11 - 5 |
| 2. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 8 | 4-3-1 | 9:5 | 4 | 11 - 5 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 8 | 4-2-2 | 16:11 | 5 | 10 - 6 |
| 4. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 8 | 3-4-1 | 15:11 | 4 | 10 - 6 |
| 5. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 8 | 4-2-2 | 11:7 | 4 | 10 - 6 |
| 6. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 8 | 4-1-3 | 15:8 | 7 | 9 - 7 |
| 7. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 8 | 3-3-2 | 10:7 | 3 | 9 - 7 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 8 | 3-3-2 | 8:5 | 3 | 9 - 7 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 8 | 4-1-3 | 9:8 | 1 | 9 - 7 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 8 | 3-2-3 | 12:17 | -5 | 8 - 8 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 8 | 1-5-2 | 4:6 | -2 | 7 - 9 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 8 | 1-2-5 | 6:15 | -9 | 4 - 12 |
| 13. | |  | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 8 | 1-1-6 | 5:16 | -11 | 3 - 13 |
| 14. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 8 | 0-2-6 | 6:14 | -8 | 2 - 14 |