| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. |
|---|
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 42-10 | 59:20 | 39 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 36-16 | 52:24 | 28 |
| 3. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 34-18 | 34:22 | 12 |
| 4. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 32-20 | 40:26 | 14 |
| 5. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 28-24 | 42:32 | 10 |
| 6. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 28-24 | 32:31 | 1 |
| 7. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 24-28 | 33:33 | 0 |
| 8. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 24-28 | 27:34 | -7 |
| 9. | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23-29 | 27:34 | -7 |
| 10. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 21-31 | 23:32 | -9 |
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19-33 | 26:52 | -26 |
| 12. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 18-34 | 29:39 | -10 |
| 13. | BSG Energie Cottbus | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 18-34 | 19:45 | -26 |
| 14. | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17-35 | 25:44 | -19 |