| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. |
|---|
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 41-11 | 74:27 | 47 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 34-18 | 50:24 | 26 |
| 3. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 33-19 | 53:29 | 24 |
| 4. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 33-19 | 56:39 | 17 |
| 5. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 32-20 | 49:27 | 22 |
| 6. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 32-20 | 49:42 | 7 |
| 7. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 28-24 | 55:44 | 11 |
| 8. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25-27 | 37:40 | -3 |
| 9. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 24-28 | 50:38 | 12 |
| 10. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 23-29 | 33:48 | -15 |
| 11. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 23-29 | 28:46 | -18 |
| 12. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 14-38 | 24:57 | -33 |
| 13. | BSG Energie Cottbus | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 11-41 | 21:62 | -41 |
| 14. | BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 11-41 | 21:77 | -56 |