DDR-OberligaDDR-Oberliga Jahrestabelle 1972
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dresden | 25 | 58:25 | 33 | 37:13 | |
| 2 | Magdeburg | 25 | 47:22 | 25 | 35:15 | |
| 3 | BFC Dynamo | 25 | 49:24 | 25 | 34:16 | |
| 4 | FC Carl Zeiss | 25 | 41:32 | 9 | 31:19 | |
| 5 | Zwickau | 25 | 32:29 | 3 | 24:26 | |
| 6 | Rostock | 25 | 31:35 | -4 | 23:27 | |
| 7 | Aue | 25 | 28:38 | -10 | 23:27 | |
| 8 | FC Vorwärts | 25 | 41:43 | -2 | 22:28 | |
| 9 | Halle | 25 | 34:52 | -18 | 22:28 | |
| 10 | KMS | 25 | 32:48 | -16 | 21:29 | |
| 11 | Lok Leipzig | 25 | 45:44 | 1 | 20:30 | |
| 12 | Union Berlin | 25 | 22:38 | -16 | 20:30 | |
| 13 | Chemie Leipzig | 13 | 10:12 | -2 | 11:15 | |
| 14 | Riesa | 12 | 9:13 | -4 | 9:15 | |
| 15 | RW Erfurt | 13 | 20:31 | -11 | 9:17 | |
| 16 | ASG Stralsund | 12 | 8:21 | -13 | 9:15 |