| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.04.1981 22. Spieltag | |||||
| SG Dynamo Dresden BSG Chemie Böhlen |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Hansa Rostock BFC Dynamo Berlin |
4:4 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt BSG Stahl Riesa |
5:4 | 0 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Aue Hallescher FC Chemie |
4:1 | 7.000 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
3:2 | 0 | |||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
1:2 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 33-11 | 65:26 | 39 |
| 2. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 31-13 | 51:29 | 22 |
| 3. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 30-14 | 45:25 | 20 |
| 4. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 30-14 | 43:30 | 13 |
| 5. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 25-19 | 46:34 | 12 |
| 6. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 23-21 | 38:27 | 11 |
| 7. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23-21 | 30:39 | -9 |
| 8. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 20-24 | 34:35 | -1 |
| 9. | FC Hansa Rostock | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 20-24 | 32:38 | -6 |
| 10. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 18-26 | 29:45 | -16 |
| 11. | BSG Wismut Aue | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16-28 | 29:49 | -20 |
| 12. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15-29 | 23:41 | -18 |
| 13. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12-32 | 24:46 | -22 |
| 14. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12-32 | 33:58 | -25 |