Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
BFC Dynamo (M) BFC Dynamo (M) | 20 | 15-3-2 15 | 3 | 2 | 57:19 | 38 | 33 | |
| 2 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 20 | 12-4-4 12 | 4 | 4 | 40:17 | 23 | 28 | |
| 3 |
 |
Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 12-2-6 12 | 2 | 6 | 42:17 | 25 | 26 | |
| 4 |
 |
Lok Leipzig (P) 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (P) | 20 | 10-6-4 10 | 6 | 4 | 41:22 | 19 | 26 | |
| 5 |
 |
Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg | 20 | 10-6-4 10 | 6 | 4 | 38:33 | 5 | 26 | |
| 6 |
 |
Frankfurt/Oder FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 20 | 10-4-6 10 | 4 | 6 | 33:29 | 4 | 24 | |
| 7 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 20 | 7-6-7 7 | 6 | 7 | 43:36 | 7 | 20 | |
| 8 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 20 | 7-5-8 7 | 5 | 8 | 29:31 | -2 | 19 | |
| 9 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 20 | 7-4-9 7 | 4 | 9 | 30:41 | -11 | 18 | |
| 10 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 20 | 6-5-9 6 | 5 | 9 | 21:38 | -17 | 17 | |
| 11 |
 |
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 20 | 6-4-10 6 | 4 | 10 | 37:35 | 2 | 16 | |
| 12 |
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Sachsenring Zwickau Sachsenring Zwickau | 20 | 4-5-11 4 | 5 | 11 | 15:36 | -21 | 13 | |
| 13 |
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Cottbus (N) Energie Cottbus (N) | 20 | 1-5-14 1 | 5 | 14 | 12:44 | -32 | 7 | |
| 14 |
 |
Chemie Buna Schkopau (N) BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau (N) | 20 | 1-5-14 1 | 5 | 14 | 15:55 | -40 | 7 |