| Sa., 14.10.1972 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 0:1 |
| Sa., 14.10.1972 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - HFC Chemie | 4:1 |
| Sa., 14.10.1972 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1. FC Union Berlin | 1:1 |
| Sa., 14.10.1972 | BSG Chemie Leipzig - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:0 |
| Sa., 14.10.1972 | BFC Dynamo - FC Hansa Rostock | 4:0 |
| Sa., 14.10.1972 | SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3:2 |
| Sa., 14.10.1972 | 1. FC Magdeburg - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 5 | 5-0-0 | 9:4 | 5 | 10 - 0 |
| 2. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 5 | 4-1-0 | 11:2 | 9 | 9 - 1 |
| 3. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 3-1-1 | 9:4 | 5 | 7 - 3 |
| 4. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 5 | 3-1-1 | 10:7 | 3 | 7 - 3 |
| 5. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 5 | 2-2-1 | 13:7 | 6 | 6 - 4 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 5 | 1-3-1 | 5:4 | 1 | 5 - 5 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 5 | 2-1-2 | 4:8 | -4 | 5 - 5 |
| 8. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 5 | 1-2-2 | 7:8 | -1 | 4 - 6 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 5 | 1-2-2 | 4:5 | -1 | 4 - 6 |
| 10. | |  | HFC Chemie | 5 | 1-2-2 | 5:8 | -3 | 4 - 6 |
| 11. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 5 | 1-1-3 | 4:7 | -3 | 3 - 7 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 5 | 1-1-3 | 3:6 | -3 | 3 - 7 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 5 | 0-2-3 | 7:13 | -6 | 2 - 8 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 5 | 0-1-4 | 3:11 | -8 | 1 - 9 |