DDR-OberligaDDR-Oberliga Jahrestabelle 1972
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dresden | 24 | 54:24 | 30 | 35:13 | |
| 2 | Magdeburg | 24 | 45:21 | 24 | 33:15 | |
| 3 | BFC Dynamo | 24 | 45:24 | 21 | 32:16 | |
| 4 | FC Carl Zeiss | 24 | 40:31 | 9 | 30:18 | |
| 5 | Zwickau | 24 | 31:27 | 4 | 24:24 | |
| 6 | Rostock | 24 | 31:35 | -4 | 22:26 | |
| 7 | Aue | 24 | 27:37 | -10 | 22:26 | |
| 8 | FC Vorwärts | 24 | 40:42 | -2 | 21:27 | |
| 9 | Union Berlin | 24 | 21:34 | -13 | 20:28 | |
| 10 | KMS | 24 | 31:47 | -16 | 20:28 | |
| 11 | Halle | 24 | 31:52 | -21 | 20:28 | |
| 12 | Lok Leipzig | 24 | 45:44 | 1 | 19:29 | |
| 13 | Chemie Leipzig | 13 | 10:12 | -2 | 11:15 | |
| 14 | Riesa | 11 | 9:10 | -1 | 9:13 | |
| 15 | ASG Stralsund | 11 | 8:17 | -9 | 9:13 | |
| 16 | RW Erfurt | 13 | 20:31 | -11 | 9:17 |