Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 17-5-4 17 | 5 | 4 | 51:19 | 32 | 39 | |
| 2 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 26 | 15-4-7 15 | 4 | 7 | 37:27 | 10 | 34 | |
| 3 |
 |
Magdeburg (N) 1. FC Magdeburg (N) | 26 | 13-7-6 13 | 7 | 6 | 43:38 | 5 | 33 | |
| 4 |
 |
Vorwärts Berlin * Vorwärts Berlin * | 26 | 9-10-7 9 | 10 | 7 | 34:29 | 5 | 26 | |
| 5 |
 |
Lok Leipzig 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 9-7-10 9 | 7 | 10 | 39:35 | 4 | 25 | |
| 6 |
 |
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt (M) FC Karl-Marx-Stadt (M) | 26 | 8-9-9 8 | 9 | 9 | 33:30 | 3 | 25 | |
| 7 |
 |
Sachsenring Zwickau (P) Sachsenring Zwickau (P) | 26 | 11-3-12 11 | 3 | 12 | 36:34 | 2 | 25 | |
| 8 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 9-7-10 9 | 7 | 10 | 26:35 | -9 | 25 | |
| 9 |
 |
Erfurt (N) Rot-Weiß Erfurt (N) | 26 | 8-7-11 8 | 7 | 11 | 34:39 | -5 | 23 | |
| 10 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 8-7-11 8 | 7 | 11 | 32:41 | -9 | 23 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 9-4-13 9 | 4 | 13 | 32:40 | -8 | 22 | |
| 12 |
 |
Chemie Leipzig Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 7-7-12 7 | 7 | 12 | 26:32 | -6 | 21 | |
| 13 |
 |
Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 5-11-10 5 | 11 | 10 | 25:33 | -8 | 21 | |
| 14 |
 |
Lokomotive Stendal BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 26 | 7-6-13 7 | 6 | 13 | 26:42 | -16 | 20 |