| Sa., 04.12.1971 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 0:0 |
| Sa., 04.12.1971 | 1. FC Union Berlin - 1. FC Magdeburg | 0:2 |
| Sa., 04.12.1971 | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:0 |
| Sa., 04.12.1971 | BSG Stahl Riesa - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2:1 |
| Sa., 04.12.1971 | BSG Wismut Aue - BFC Dynamo | 1:0 |
| Sa., 04.12.1971 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - HFC Chemie | 3:2 |
| Sa., 04.12.1971 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 9 | 5-3-1 | 12:7 | 5 | 13 - 5 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 9 | 5-2-2 | 18:11 | 7 | 12 - 6 |
| 3. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 9 | 4-3-2 | 12:8 | 4 | 11 - 7 |
| 4. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 9 | 4-3-2 | 14:11 | 3 | 11 - 7 |
| 5. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 9 | 4-2-3 | 15:8 | 7 | 10 - 8 |
| 6. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 9 | 3-4-2 | 16:13 | 3 | 10 - 8 |
| 7. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 9 | 3-4-2 | 8:5 | 3 | 10 - 8 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 9 | 4-2-3 | 13:17 | -4 | 10 - 8 |
| 9. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 9 | 3-3-3 | 10:8 | 2 | 9 - 9 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 9 | 4-1-4 | 9:10 | -1 | 9 - 9 |
| 11. |  |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 9 | 1-5-3 | 4:8 | -4 | 7 - 11 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 9 | 2-2-5 | 8:16 | -8 | 6 - 12 |
| 13. | |  | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 9 | 2-1-6 | 7:16 | -9 | 5 - 13 |
| 14. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 9 | 0-3-6 | 7:15 | -8 | 3 - 15 |