Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 25 | 16-5-4 16 | 5 | 4 | 47:18 | 29 | 37 | |
| 2 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 25 | 15-4-6 15 | 4 | 6 | 37:24 | 13 | 34 | |
| 3 |
 |
Magdeburg (N) 1. FC Magdeburg (N) | 25 | 12-7-6 12 | 7 | 6 | 41:37 | 4 | 31 | |
| 4 |
 |
Vorwärts Berlin * Vorwärts Berlin * | 25 | 9-9-7 9 | 9 | 7 | 33:28 | 5 | 25 | |
| 5 |
 |
Sachsenring Zwickau (P) Sachsenring Zwickau (P) | 25 | 11-3-11 11 | 3 | 11 | 36:33 | 3 | 25 | |
| 6 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 25 | 9-6-10 9 | 6 | 10 | 25:34 | -9 | 24 | |
| 7 |
 |
Lok Leipzig 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 25 | 8-7-10 8 | 7 | 10 | 38:35 | 3 | 23 | |
| 8 |
 |
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt (M) FC Karl-Marx-Stadt (M) | 25 | 7-9-9 7 | 9 | 9 | 30:30 | 0 | 23 | |
| 9 |
 |
Erfurt (N) Rot-Weiß Erfurt (N) | 25 | 8-6-11 8 | 6 | 11 | 33:38 | -5 | 22 | |
| 10 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 25 | 9-4-12 9 | 4 | 12 | 31:38 | -7 | 22 | |
| 11 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 25 | 8-6-11 8 | 6 | 11 | 31:40 | -9 | 22 | |
| 12 |
 |
Chemie Leipzig Chemie Leipzig | 25 | 7-6-12 7 | 6 | 12 | 25:31 | -6 | 20 | |
| 13 |
 |
Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 5-10-10 5 | 10 | 10 | 24:32 | -8 | 20 | |
| 14 |
 |
Lokomotive Stendal BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 25 | 7-6-12 7 | 6 | 12 | 25:38 | -13 | 20 |