Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 23 | 14-6-3 14 | 6 | 3 | 42:15 | 27 | 34 | |
| 2 |
 |
Vorwärts Berlin (M) Vorwärts Berlin (M) | 23 | 10-8-5 10 | 8 | 5 | 39:27 | 12 | 28 | |
| 3 |
 |
Dresden (N) SG Dynamo Dresden (N) | 23 | 11-5-7 11 | 5 | 7 | 31:24 | 7 | 27 | |
| 4 |
 |
Chemie Leipzig Chemie Leipzig | 23 | 10-7-6 10 | 7 | 6 | 29:25 | 4 | 27 | |
| 5 |
 |
Sachsenring Zwickau Sachsenring Zwickau | 23 | 8-9-6 8 | 9 | 6 | 23:23 | 0 | 25 | |
| 6 |
 |
BFC Dynamo BFC Dynamo | 23 | 9-7-7 9 | 7 | 7 | 27:28 | -1 | 25 | |
| 7 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 23 | 8-6-9 8 | 6 | 9 | 24:29 | -5 | 22 | |
| 8 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 23 | 8-5-10 8 | 5 | 10 | 32:27 | 5 | 21 | |
| 9 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 23 | 7-7-9 7 | 7 | 9 | 21:28 | -7 | 21 | |
| 10 |
 |
Stahl Riesa BSG Stahl Riesa | 23 | 8-4-11 8 | 4 | 11 | 27:30 | -3 | 20 | |
| 11 |
 |
Magdeburg (P) 1. FC Magdeburg (P) | 23 | 8-4-11 8 | 4 | 11 | 31:35 | -4 | 20 | |
| 12 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 23 | 6-7-10 6 | 7 | 10 | 24:35 | -11 | 19 | |
| 13 |
 |
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 23 | 6-5-12 6 | 5 | 12 | 25:36 | -11 | 17 | |
| 14 |
 |
BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (N) BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (N) | 23 | 5-6-12 5 | 6 | 12 | 19:32 | -13 | 16 |