Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 25 | 15-7-3 15 | 7 | 3 | 45:16 | 29 | 37 | |
| 2 |
 |
Vorwärts Berlin (M) Vorwärts Berlin (M) | 25 | 12-8-5 12 | 8 | 5 | 43:29 | 14 | 32 | |
| 3 |
 |
Dresden (N) SG Dynamo Dresden (N) | 25 | 12-5-8 12 | 5 | 8 | 34:26 | 8 | 29 | |
| 4 |
 |
Chemie Leipzig Chemie Leipzig | 25 | 11-7-7 11 | 7 | 7 | 32:26 | 6 | 29 | |
| 5 |
 |
BFC Dynamo BFC Dynamo | 25 | 10-7-8 10 | 7 | 8 | 29:32 | -3 | 27 | |
| 6 |
 |
Sachsenring Zwickau Sachsenring Zwickau | 25 | 8-10-7 8 | 10 | 7 | 24:26 | -2 | 26 | |
| 7 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 25 | 9-7-9 9 | 7 | 9 | 29:33 | -4 | 25 | |
| 8 |
 |
Magdeburg (P) 1. FC Magdeburg (P) | 25 | 10-4-11 10 | 4 | 11 | 37:35 | 2 | 24 | |
| 9 |
 |
Stahl Riesa BSG Stahl Riesa | 25 | 9-4-12 9 | 4 | 12 | 29:32 | -3 | 22 | |
| 10 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 25 | 7-8-10 7 | 8 | 10 | 29:38 | -9 | 22 | |
| 11 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 25 | 8-5-12 8 | 5 | 12 | 34:33 | 1 | 21 | |
| 12 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 25 | 7-7-11 7 | 7 | 11 | 22:32 | -10 | 21 | |
| 13 |
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FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 25 | 7-5-13 7 | 5 | 13 | 26:40 | -14 | 19 | |
| 14 |
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BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (N) BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (N) | 25 | 5-6-14 5 | 6 | 14 | 21:36 | -15 | 16 |