| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. |
|---|
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 38-14 | 48:23 | 25 |
| 2. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 35-17 | 45:20 | 25 |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 33-19 | 59:30 | 29 |
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 31-21 | 42:34 | 8 |
| 5. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 27-25 | 33:36 | -3 |
| 6. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27-25 | 40:44 | -4 |
| 7. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 25-27 | 26:25 | 1 |
| 8. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25-27 | 30:31 | -1 |
| 9. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 24-28 | 27:24 | 3 |
| 10. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23-29 | 34:46 | -12 |
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 21-31 | 21:32 | -11 |
| 12. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 19-33 | 34:48 | -14 |
| 13. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18-34 | 23:41 | -18 |
| 14. | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 18-34 | 20:48 | -28 |