1961–62 East German 2. Liga season

The 1961-62 East German 2. Liga was the seventh and final season of the 2. Liga as the third-level competition in East Germany.

The Gruppenliga became the new third-tier competition for 1962-63.

Regular season
Results incomplete

1. Liga Promotion
It is not known whether a promotion series between the two group champions, BSG Aktivist Knappenrode-Lohsa and SG Dynamo Schierke was contested. Both teams started in the next season in the third-tier league.

Relegation
It is not known whether a promotion series between the two last place finishers, HSG Wissenschaft KMU Leipzig and ASG Vorwärts Oberhof was contested. Both teams started in the next season in the third-tier league.