Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 24 | 14-7-3 14 | 7 | 3 | 43:16 | 27 | 35 | |
| 2 |
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Vorwärts Berlin (M) Vorwärts Berlin (M) | 24 | 11-8-5 11 | 8 | 5 | 40:27 | 13 | 30 | |
| 3 |
 |
Dresden (N) SG Dynamo Dresden (N) | 24 | 12-5-7 12 | 5 | 7 | 34:24 | 10 | 29 | |
| 4 |
 |
Chemie Leipzig Chemie Leipzig | 24 | 10-7-7 10 | 7 | 7 | 29:26 | 3 | 27 | |
| 5 |
 |
BFC Dynamo BFC Dynamo | 24 | 10-7-7 10 | 7 | 7 | 29:29 | 0 | 27 | |
| 6 |
 |
Sachsenring Zwickau Sachsenring Zwickau | 24 | 8-10-6 8 | 10 | 6 | 24:24 | 0 | 26 | |
| 7 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 24 | 9-6-9 9 | 6 | 9 | 27:31 | -4 | 24 | |
| 8 |
 |
Magdeburg (P) 1. FC Magdeburg (P) | 24 | 9-4-11 9 | 4 | 11 | 35:35 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 24 | 8-5-11 8 | 5 | 11 | 32:30 | 2 | 21 | |
| 10 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 24 | 7-7-10 7 | 7 | 10 | 27:36 | -9 | 21 | |
| 11 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 24 | 7-7-10 7 | 7 | 10 | 22:31 | -9 | 21 | |
| 12 |
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Stahl Riesa BSG Stahl Riesa | 24 | 8-4-12 8 | 4 | 12 | 28:32 | -4 | 20 | |
| 13 |
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FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 24 | 6-5-13 6 | 5 | 13 | 25:40 | -15 | 17 | |
| 14 |
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BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (N) BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (N) | 24 | 5-6-13 5 | 6 | 13 | 21:35 | -14 | 16 |