Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 23 | 13-8-2 13 | 8 | 2 | 35:19 | 16 | 34 | |
| 2 |
 |
Lok Leipzig 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 23 | 13-2-8 13 | 2 | 8 | 34:28 | 6 | 28 | |
| 3 |
 |
Union (N) 1. FC Union Berlin (N) | 23 | 8-9-6 8 | 9 | 6 | 30:26 | 4 | 25 | |
| 4 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 23 | 9-7-7 9 | 7 | 7 | 25:23 | 2 | 25 | |
| 5 |
 |
Vorwärts Berlin (M) Vorwärts Berlin (M) | 23 | 9-6-8 9 | 6 | 8 | 39:29 | 10 | 24 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 23 | 10-4-9 10 | 4 | 9 | 32:35 | -3 | 24 | |
| 7 |
 |
Lokomotive Stendal BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 23 | 10-4-9 10 | 4 | 9 | 34:38 | -4 | 24 | |
| 8 |
 |
Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 9-5-9 9 | 5 | 9 | 28:28 | 0 | 23 | |
| 9 |
 |
Motor Zwickau Motor Zwickau | 23 | 7-8-8 7 | 8 | 8 | 33:24 | 9 | 22 | |
| 10 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 23 | 9-4-10 9 | 4 | 10 | 25:25 | 0 | 22 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 23 | 9-4-10 9 | 4 | 10 | 37:38 | -1 | 22 | |
| 12 |
 |
Chemie Leipzig (P) Chemie Leipzig (P) | 23 | 7-7-9 7 | 7 | 9 | 31:34 | -3 | 21 | |
| 13 |
 |
BFC Dynamo BFC Dynamo | 23 | 5-8-10 5 | 8 | 10 | 24:36 | -12 | 18 | |
| 14 |
 |
BSG Wismut Gera (N) * BSG Wismut Gera (N) * | 23 | 3-4-16 3 | 4 | 16 | 24:48 | -24 | 10 |