| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- | 
        
        
                    
                | 1. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 37-15 | 39:23 | 16 | 
                    
                | 2. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 30-22 | 39:32 | 7 | 
                    
                | 3. | BSG Motor Zwickau | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 27-25 | 41:26 | 15 | 
                    
                | 4. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 27-25 | 35:31 | 4 | 
                    
                | 5. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 27-25 | 31:29 | 2 | 
                    
                | 6. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 27-25 | 33:35 | -2 | 
                    
                | 7. | BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 27-25 | 39:44 | -5 | 
                    
                | 8. | FC Vorwärts Berlin | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 26-26 | 43:34 | 9 | 
                    
                | 9. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 26-26 | 45:43 | 2 | 
                    
                | 10. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26-26 | 27:27 | 0 | 
                    
                | 11. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 26-26 | 38:41 | -3 | 
                    
                | 12. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25-27 | 35:38 | -3 | 
                    
                | 13. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 21-31 | 28:40 | -12 | 
                    
                | 14. | BSG Wismut Gera | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 10-40 | 27:57 | -30 |