| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. |
|---|
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 39-13 | 66:36 | 30 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 37-15 | 61:28 | 33 |
| 3. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 37-15 | 56:28 | 28 |
| 4. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 33-19 | 56:36 | 20 |
| 5. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 32-20 | 56:33 | 23 |
| 6. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 30-22 | 37:34 | 3 |
| 7. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 28-24 | 36:39 | -3 |
| 8. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25-27 | 28:34 | -6 |
| 9. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 24-28 | 32:41 | -9 |
| 10. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20-32 | 50:63 | -13 |
| 11. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20-32 | 41:55 | -14 |
| 12. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 14-38 | 27:55 | -28 |
| 13. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 14-38 | 21:49 | -28 |
| 14. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 11-41 | 32:68 | -36 |