| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- | 
        
        
                    
                | 1. | FC Vorwärts Berlin | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 34-18 | 47:28 | 19 | 
                    
                | 2. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 32-20 | 43:22 | 21 | 
                    
                | 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 31-21 | 43:41 | 2 | 
                    
                | 4. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 29-23 | 42:33 | 9 | 
                    
                | 5. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27-25 | 23:19 | 4 | 
                    
                | 6. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 27-25 | 30:27 | 3 | 
                    
                | 7. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 26-26 | 35:36 | -1 | 
                    
                | 8. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 25-27 | 32:27 | 5 | 
                    
                | 9. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25-27 | 33:31 | 2 | 
                    
                | 10. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 25-27 | 25:36 | -11 | 
                    
                | 11. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 22-30 | 32:35 | -3 | 
                    
                | 12. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 22-30 | 26:43 | -17 | 
                    
                | 13. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20-32 | 29:41 | -12 | 
                    
                | 14. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 19-33 | 16:37 | -21 |