| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.04.1981 20. Spieltag | |||||
| SG Dynamo Dresden FC Hansa Rostock |
4:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt BSG Chemie Böhlen |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt BFC Dynamo Berlin |
3:3 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Aue BSG Stahl Riesa |
2:3 | 10.000 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
3:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder Hallescher FC Chemie |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 30-10 | 56:22 | 34 |
| 2. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 28-12 | 47:26 | 21 |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 28-12 | 40:27 | 13 |
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 27-13 | 43:25 | 18 |
| 5. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23-17 | 43:32 | 11 |
| 6. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20-20 | 29:39 | -10 |
| 7. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 19-21 | 34:25 | 9 |
| 8. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 19-21 | 32:30 | 2 |
| 9. | FC Hansa Rostock | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18-22 | 26:32 | -6 |
| 10. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16-24 | 24:36 | -12 |
| 11. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14-26 | 20:37 | -17 |
| 12. | BSG Wismut Aue | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14-26 | 25:46 | -21 |
| 13. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12-28 | 22:41 | -19 |
| 14. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12-28 | 29:52 | -23 |