| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.03.1981 19. Spieltag | |||||
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau SG Dynamo Dresden |
3:0 | 0 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Stahl Riesa 1. FC Magdeburg |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin BSG Wismut Aue |
5:1 | 10.000 | |||
| BSG Chemie Böhlen FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Hansa Rostock FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29-9 | 53:19 | 34 |
| 2. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 27-11 | 42:22 | 20 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 26-12 | 44:25 | 19 |
| 4. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 26-12 | 36:27 | 9 |
| 5. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21-17 | 42:32 | 10 |
| 6. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 19-19 | 32:29 | 3 |
| 7. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19-19 | 26:36 | -10 |
| 8. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 18-20 | 34:25 | 9 |
| 9. | FC Hansa Rostock | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18-20 | 26:28 | -2 |
| 10. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14-24 | 22:35 | -13 |
| 11. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14-24 | 19:35 | -16 |
| 12. | BSG Wismut Aue | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14-24 | 23:43 | -20 |
| 13. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11-27 | 22:41 | -19 |
| 14. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10-28 | 26:50 | -24 |