| 1. Round | 28/08/1971 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | - | 1. FC Union Berlin | 1:1 | ||||
| 2. Round | 01/09/1971 | Hansa Rostock | - | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:0 | ||||
| 4. Round | 08/09/1971 | 1. FC Magdeburg | - | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 4:2 |  |
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| 5. Round | 02/10/1971 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | - | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 1:2 | ||||
| 6. Round | 30/10/1971 | Dynamo Dresden | - | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:1 | ||||
| 7. Round | 05/11/1971 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | - | BFC Dynamo | 0:1 | ||||
| 8. Round | 27/11/1971 | HFC Chemie | - | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:0 | ||||
| 9. Round | 03/12/1971 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | - | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 1:1 | ||||
| 10. Round | 10/12/1971 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | - | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 2:1 | ||||
| 11. Round | 17/12/1971 | BSG Wismut Aue | - | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:0 | ||||
| 12. Round | 25/12/1971 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | - | BSG Stahl Riesa | 2:1 | ||||
| 13. Round | 01/01/1972 | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | - | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:3 | ||||
| 18. Round | 03/03/1972 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | - | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:1 | ||||
| 21. Round | 25/03/1972 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | - | HFC Chemie | 4:1 | |
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| 22. Round | 01/04/1972 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | - | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 4:3 |
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