Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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BFC Dynamo (M) BFC Dynamo (M) | 16 | 11-5-0 11 | 5 | 0 | 40:13 | 27 | 27 | |
| 2 |
 |
Lok Leipzig 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 16 | 8-5-3 8 | 5 | 3 | 28:13 | 15 | 21 | |
| 3 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 16 | 9-3-4 9 | 3 | 4 | 26:20 | 6 | 21 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg | 16 | 8-4-4 8 | 4 | 4 | 35:19 | 16 | 20 | |
| 5 |
 |
Frankfurt/Oder FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 16 | 7-6-3 7 | 6 | 3 | 30:18 | 12 | 20 | |
| 6 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 16 | 6-8-2 6 | 8 | 2 | 26:21 | 5 | 20 | |
| 7 |
 |
Dresden (P) SG Dynamo Dresden (P) | 16 | 7-4-5 7 | 4 | 5 | 31:22 | 9 | 18 | |
| 8 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 16 | 7-3-6 7 | 3 | 6 | 26:28 | -2 | 17 | |
| 9 |
 |
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 16 | 6-3-7 6 | 3 | 7 | 27:25 | 2 | 15 | |
| 10 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 16 | 3-5-8 3 | 5 | 8 | 18:29 | -11 | 11 | |
| 11 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 16 | 3-4-9 3 | 4 | 9 | 27:35 | -8 | 10 | |
| 12 |
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Union (N) 1. FC Union Berlin (N) | 16 | 3-4-9 3 | 4 | 9 | 17:34 | -17 | 10 | |
| 13 |
 |
Chemie Böhlen (N) BSG Chemie Böhlen (N) | 16 | 3-4-9 3 | 4 | 9 | 18:38 | -20 | 10 | |
| 14 |
 |
Sachsenring Zwickau Sachsenring Zwickau | 16 | 0-4-12 0 | 4 | 12 | 7:41 | -34 | 4 |