DDR-OberligaJahrestabelle 1971 der DDR-Oberliga
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Carl Zeiss | 17 | 25:12 | 13 | 23:11 | |
| 2 | Dresden | 17 | 31:19 | 12 | 22:12 | |
| 3 | Halle | 17 | 30:19 | 11 | 22:12 | |
| 4 | Vorwärts Berlin | 17 | 22:19 | 3 | 21:13 | |
| 5 | Zwickau | 17 | 15:10 | 5 | 20:14 | |
| 6 | Magdeburg | 17 | 28:23 | 5 | 19:15 | |
| 7 | Lok Leipzig | 17 | 16:17 | -1 | 16:18 | |
| 8 | Rostock | 17 | 19:15 | 4 | 15:19 | |
| 9 | BFC Dynamo | 17 | 21:18 | 3 | 15:19 | |
| 10 | Aue | 17 | 18:26 | -8 | 15:19 | |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 17 | 10:17 | -7 | 13:21 | |
| 12 | Riesa | 17 | 15:31 | -16 | 12:22 | |
| 13 | KMS | 12 | 11:19 | -8 | 7:17 | |
| 14 | ASG Stralsund | 12 | 10:25 | -15 | 7:17 | |
| 15 | RW Erfurt | 5 | 6:6 | 0 | 6:4 | |
| 16 | Chemie Leipzig | 5 | 4:5 | -1 | 5:5 |
Die Luft, die nie drin war, ist raus aus dem Spiel.
— Gerhard Delling