| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. |
|---|
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 36-16 | 47:26 | 21 |
| 2. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 36-16 | 35:20 | 15 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 34-18 | 39:22 | 17 |
| 4. | FC Berlin | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 30-22 | 38:35 | 3 |
| 5. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 30-22 | 29:27 | 2 |
| 6. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 27-25 | 38:33 | 5 |
| 7. | BSG Energie Cottbus | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27-25 | 36:37 | -1 |
| 8. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25-27 | 34:33 | 1 |
| 9. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 24-28 | 38:38 | 0 |
| 10. | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 24-28 | 35:37 | -2 |
| 11. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 19-33 | 29:40 | -11 |
| 12. | BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt | 26 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 18-34 | 22:31 | -9 |
| 13. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18-34 | 25:36 | -11 |
| 14. | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 16-36 | 22:52 | -30 |