| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. |
|---|
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 38-14 | 66:27 | 39 |
| 2. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 34-18 | 47:28 | 19 |
| 3. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 33-19 | 45:31 | 14 |
| 4. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 32-20 | 43:27 | 16 |
| 5. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 29-23 | 40:29 | 11 |
| 6. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 25-27 | 27:35 | -8 |
| 7. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 24-28 | 34:39 | -5 |
| 8. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 22-30 | 32:34 | -2 |
| 9. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 22-30 | 35:39 | -4 |
| 10. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 22-30 | 27:45 | -18 |
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 21-31 | 30:42 | -12 |
| 12. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 21-31 | 23:36 | -13 |
| 13. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 21-31 | 28:47 | -19 |
| 14. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20-32 | 23:41 | -18 |