Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 25 | 14-9-2 14 | 9 | 2 | 38:21 | 17 | 37 | |
| 2 |
 |
Lok Leipzig 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 25 | 14-2-9 14 | 2 | 9 | 38:30 | 8 | 30 | |
| 3 |
 |
Lokomotive Stendal BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 25 | 11-5-9 11 | 5 | 9 | 38:41 | -3 | 27 | |
| 4 |
 |
Motor Zwickau Motor Zwickau | 25 | 9-8-8 9 | 8 | 8 | 40:25 | 15 | 26 | |
| 5 |
 |
Vorwärts Berlin (M) Vorwärts Berlin (M) | 25 | 10-6-9 10 | 6 | 9 | 42:32 | 10 | 26 | |
| 6 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 25 | 11-4-10 11 | 4 | 10 | 35:37 | -2 | 26 | |
| 7 |
 |
Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 10-5-10 10 | 5 | 10 | 34:31 | 3 | 25 | |
| 8 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 25 | 10-5-10 10 | 5 | 10 | 29:28 | 1 | 25 | |
| 9 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 25 | 9-7-9 9 | 7 | 9 | 26:26 | 0 | 25 | |
| 10 |
 |
Union (N) 1. FC Union Berlin (N) | 25 | 8-9-8 8 | 9 | 8 | 30:34 | -4 | 25 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 25 | 10-4-11 10 | 4 | 11 | 41:40 | 1 | 24 | |
| 12 |
 |
Chemie Leipzig (P) Chemie Leipzig (P) | 25 | 8-7-10 8 | 7 | 10 | 33:37 | -4 | 23 | |
| 13 |
 |
BFC Dynamo BFC Dynamo | 25 | 6-9-10 6 | 9 | 10 | 28:39 | -11 | 21 | |
| 14 |
 |
BSG Wismut Gera (N) * BSG Wismut Gera (N) * | 25 | 3-4-18 3 | 4 | 18 | 25:56 | -31 | 10 |