| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. |
|---|
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 39-13 | 50:27 | 23 |
| 2. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 36-16 | 55:26 | 29 |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 35-17 | 55:40 | 15 |
| 4. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 34-18 | 48:27 | 21 |
| 5. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 30-22 | 49:35 | 14 |
| 6. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 27-25 | 42:41 | 1 |
| 7. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 25-27 | 37:35 | 2 |
| 8. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 25-27 | 37:41 | -4 |
| 9. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 24-28 | 42:46 | -4 |
| 10. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 22-30 | 29:38 | -9 |
| 11. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 21-31 | 25:42 | -17 |
| 12. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 19-33 | 27:39 | -12 |
| 13. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 15-37 | 22:39 | -17 |
| 14. | BSG Energie Cottbus | 26 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 10-42 | 16:58 | -42 |