| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. |
|---|
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 41-11 | 57:28 | 29 |
| 2. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 38-14 | 42:23 | 19 |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 32-20 | 42:30 | 12 |
| 4. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 30-22 | 47:29 | 18 |
| 5. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26-26 | 37:31 | 6 |
| 6. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 26-26 | 34:42 | -8 |
| 7. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25-27 | 42:39 | 3 |
| 8. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 24-28 | 37:39 | -2 |
| 9. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 23-29 | 37:42 | -5 |
| 10. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 22-30 | 28:38 | -10 |
| 11. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 21-31 | 37:49 | -12 |
| 12. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 21-31 | 24:43 | -19 |
| 13. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20-32 | 29:35 | -6 |
| 14. | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 15-37 | 21:46 | -25 |