Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 18-6-2 18 | 6 | 2 | 61:30 | 31 | 42 | |
| 2 |
 |
Jena (P) Carl Zeiss Jena (P) | 26 | 15-9-2 15 | 9 | 2 | 46:21 | 25 | 39 | |
| 3 |
 |
Magdeburg (M) 1. FC Magdeburg (M) | 26 | 14-6-6 14 | 6 | 6 | 50:28 | 22 | 34 | |
| 4 |
 |
Lok Leipzig 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 12-6-8 12 | 6 | 8 | 57:41 | 16 | 30 | |
| 5 |
 |
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 11-8-7 11 | 8 | 7 | 33:32 | 1 | 30 | |
| 6 |
 |
BFC Dynamo BFC Dynamo | 26 | 9-8-9 9 | 8 | 9 | 41:42 | -1 | 26 | |
| 7 |
 |
Frankfurt/Oder FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 10-5-11 10 | 5 | 11 | 54:46 | 8 | 25 | |
| 8 |
 |
Sachsenring Zwickau Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 8-8-10 8 | 8 | 10 | 37:43 | -6 | 24 | |
| 9 |
 |
Chemie Leipzig (N) Chemie Leipzig (N) | 26 | 5-11-10 5 | 11 | 10 | 21:26 | -5 | 21 | |
| 10 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 26 | 6-8-12 6 | 8 | 12 | 36:44 | -8 | 20 | |
| 11 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 7-6-13 7 | 6 | 13 | 27:46 | -19 | 20 | |
| 12 |
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Erfurt (N) Rot-Weiß Erfurt (N) | 26 | 8-3-15 8 | 3 | 15 | 37:56 | -19 | 19 | |
| 13 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 7-4-15 7 | 4 | 15 | 22:45 | -23 | 18 | |
| 14 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 4-8-14 4 | 8 | 14 | 35:57 | -22 | 16 |