| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | 
|---|
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BSG Turbine Halle | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 53-19 | 80:42 | 38 | 
| 2. | SG Volkspolizei Dresden | 36 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 49-23 | 79:53 | 26 | 
| 3. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 47-25 | 90:53 | 37 | 
| 4. | BSG Rotation Dresden | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 46-26 | 73:44 | 29 | 
| 5. | BSG Motor Zwickau | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 45-27 | 71:50 | 21 | 
| 6. | BSG Rotation Babelsberg | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 42-30 | 75:58 | 17 | 
| 7. | BSG Wismut Aue | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 40-32 | 75:62 | 13 | 
| 8. | BSG Turbine Erfurt | 36 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 39-33 | 58:47 | 11 | 
| 9. | BSG Aktivist Brieske-Ost | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 38-34 | 72:74 | -2 | 
| 10. | BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 37-35 | 70:69 | 1 | 
| 11. | BSG Motor Oberschöneweide | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 35-37 | 53:66 | -13 | 
| 12. | BSG Motor Dessau | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 34-38 | 67:69 | -2 | 
| 13. | BSG Stahl Thale | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 31-41 | 52:59 | -7 | 
| 14. | BSG Motor Gera | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 31-41 | 56:72 | -16 | 
| 15. | SV Vorwärts KVP Leipzig | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 30-42 | 57:60 | -3 | 
| 16. | BSG Fortschritt Meerane | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 26-46 | 66:89 | -23 | 
| 17. | BSG Motor Wismar | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 24-48 | 55:77 | -22 | 
| 18. | BSG Stahl Altenburg | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 21-51 | 46:95 | -49 | 
| 19. | BSG Einheit Pankow | 36 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 16-56 | 38:94 | -56 |