Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 24 | 13-4-7 13 | 4 | 7 | 42:22 | 20 | 30 | |
| 2 |
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Vorwärts Berlin (M) Vorwärts Berlin (M) | 24 | 13-4-7 13 | 4 | 7 | 41:27 | 14 | 30 | |
| 3 |
 |
Lok Leipzig 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 23 | 13-2-8 13 | 2 | 8 | 50:36 | 14 | 28 | |
| 4 |
 |
Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 10-6-8 10 | 6 | 8 | 32:27 | 5 | 26 | |
| 5 |
 |
BFC Dynamo BFC Dynamo | 24 | 11-3-10 11 | 3 | 10 | 41:29 | 12 | 25 | |
| 6 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 24 | 10-5-9 10 | 5 | 9 | 36:32 | 4 | 25 | |
| 7 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 24 | 9-6-9 9 | 6 | 9 | 28:32 | -4 | 24 | |
 |
Motor Zwickau Motor Zwickau | 24 | 9-6-9 9 | 6 | 9 | 28:32 | -4 | 24 | ||
| 9 |
 |
Chemie Leipzig Chemie Leipzig | 24 | 8-7-9 8 | 7 | 9 | 29:30 | -1 | 23 | |
| 10 |
 |
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 23 | 10-3-10 10 | 3 | 10 | 25:33 | -8 | 23 | |
| 11 |
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Hallescher FC Chemie (N) Hallescher FC Chemie (N) | 24 | 7-8-9 7 | 8 | 9 | 26:32 | -6 | 22 | |
| 12 |
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Lokomotive Stendal BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 24 | 9-2-13 9 | 2 | 13 | 33:46 | -13 | 20 | |
| 13 |
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Erfurt (N) Rot-Weiß Erfurt (N) | 24 | 7-3-14 7 | 3 | 14 | 24:38 | -14 | 17 | |
| 14 |
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Magdeburg (P) 1. FC Magdeburg (P) | 24 | 6-5-13 6 | 5 | 13 | 16:35 | -19 | 17 |