Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 24 | 14-8-2 14 | 8 | 2 | 36:19 | 17 | 36 | |
| 2 |
 |
Lok Leipzig 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 24 | 13-2-9 13 | 2 | 9 | 35:30 | 5 | 28 | |
| 3 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 24 | 11-4-9 11 | 4 | 9 | 34:35 | -1 | 26 | |
| 4 |
 |
Union (N) 1. FC Union Berlin (N) | 24 | 8-9-7 8 | 9 | 7 | 30:29 | 1 | 25 | |
| 5 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 24 | 9-7-8 9 | 7 | 8 | 25:24 | 1 | 25 | |
| 6 |
 |
Lokomotive Stendal BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 24 | 10-5-9 10 | 5 | 9 | 36:40 | -4 | 25 | |
| 7 |
 |
Motor Zwickau Motor Zwickau | 24 | 8-8-8 8 | 8 | 8 | 35:25 | 10 | 24 | |
| 8 |
 |
Vorwärts Berlin (M) Vorwärts Berlin (M) | 24 | 9-6-9 9 | 6 | 9 | 40:31 | 9 | 24 | |
| 9 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 24 | 10-4-10 10 | 4 | 10 | 40:38 | 2 | 24 | |
| 10 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 24 | 10-4-10 10 | 4 | 10 | 27:26 | 1 | 24 | |
| 11 |
 |
Chemie Leipzig (P) Chemie Leipzig (P) | 24 | 8-7-9 8 | 7 | 9 | 33:34 | -1 | 23 | |
| 12 |
 |
Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 9-5-10 9 | 5 | 10 | 28:30 | -2 | 23 | |
| 13 |
 |
BFC Dynamo BFC Dynamo | 24 | 5-9-10 5 | 9 | 10 | 26:38 | -12 | 19 | |
| 14 |
 |
BSG Wismut Gera (N) * BSG Wismut Gera (N) * | 24 | 3-4-17 3 | 4 | 17 | 24:50 | -26 | 10 |