| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. |
|---|
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 37-15 | 59:30 | 29 |
| 2. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 37-15 | 42:21 | 21 |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 33-19 | 47:24 | 23 |
| 4. | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 29-23 | 44:37 | 7 |
| 5. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 26-26 | 33:33 | 0 |
| 6. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26-26 | 28:29 | -1 |
| 7. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25-27 | 34:33 | 1 |
| 8. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 25-27 | 40:45 | -5 |
| 9. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23-29 | 42:49 | -7 |
| 10. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 23-29 | 24:34 | -10 |
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 22-30 | 35:54 | -19 |
| 12. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 21-31 | 40:49 | -9 |
| 13. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 21-31 | 33:43 | -10 |
| 14. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 16-36 | 23:43 | -20 |