Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 25 | 14-4-7 14 | 4 | 7 | 45:22 | 23 | 32 | |
| 2 |
 |
Vorwärts Berlin (M) Vorwärts Berlin (M) | 25 | 14-4-7 14 | 4 | 7 | 42:27 | 15 | 32 | |
| 3 |
 |
Lok Leipzig 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 24 | 13-2-9 13 | 2 | 9 | 50:37 | 13 | 28 | |
| 4 |
 |
Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 11-6-8 11 | 6 | 8 | 34:28 | 6 | 28 | |
| 5 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 25 | 10-6-9 10 | 6 | 9 | 38:34 | 4 | 26 | |
| 6 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 25 | 10-6-9 10 | 6 | 9 | 32:33 | -1 | 26 | |
| 7 |
 |
BFC Dynamo BFC Dynamo | 25 | 11-3-11 11 | 3 | 11 | 42:31 | 11 | 25 | |
| 8 |
 |
Chemie Leipzig Chemie Leipzig | 25 | 8-8-9 8 | 8 | 9 | 31:32 | -1 | 24 | |
| 9 |
 |
Motor Zwickau Motor Zwickau | 25 | 9-6-10 9 | 6 | 10 | 28:34 | -6 | 24 | |
| 10 |
 |
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 24 | 10-4-10 10 | 4 | 10 | 25:33 | -8 | 24 | |
| 11 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie (N) Hallescher FC Chemie (N) | 25 | 7-9-9 7 | 9 | 9 | 26:32 | -6 | 23 | |
| 12 |
 |
Lokomotive Stendal BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 25 | 10-2-13 10 | 2 | 13 | 35:46 | -11 | 22 | |
| 13 |
 |
Erfurt (N) Rot-Weiß Erfurt (N) | 25 | 7-3-15 7 | 3 | 15 | 25:42 | -17 | 17 | |
| 14 |
 |
Magdeburg (P) 1. FC Magdeburg (P) | 25 | 6-5-14 6 | 5 | 14 | 16:38 | -22 | 17 |