Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 16-7-3 16 | 7 | 3 | 50:16 | 34 | 39 | |
| 2 |
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Vorwärts Berlin (M) Vorwärts Berlin (M) | 26 | 12-8-6 12 | 8 | 6 | 43:34 | 9 | 32 | |
| 3 |
 |
Dresden (N) SG Dynamo Dresden (N) | 26 | 13-5-8 13 | 5 | 8 | 36:26 | 10 | 31 | |
| 4 |
 |
Chemie Leipzig Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 11-8-7 11 | 8 | 7 | 33:27 | 6 | 30 | |
| 5 |
 |
Sachsenring Zwickau Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 9-10-7 9 | 10 | 7 | 25:26 | -1 | 28 | |
| 6 |
 |
BFC Dynamo BFC Dynamo | 26 | 10-8-8 10 | 8 | 8 | 29:32 | -3 | 28 | |
| 7 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 10-7-9 10 | 7 | 9 | 31:34 | -3 | 27 | |
| 8 |
 |
Magdeburg (P) 1. FC Magdeburg (P) | 26 | 10-4-12 10 | 4 | 12 | 37:37 | 0 | 24 | |
| 9 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 8-8-10 8 | 8 | 10 | 32:40 | -8 | 24 | |
| 10 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 8-6-12 8 | 6 | 12 | 35:34 | 1 | 22 | |
| 11 |
 |
Stahl Riesa BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 9-4-13 9 | 4 | 13 | 31:35 | -4 | 22 | |
| 12 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 26 | 7-7-12 7 | 7 | 12 | 22:33 | -11 | 21 | |
| 13 |
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FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 7-5-14 7 | 5 | 14 | 27:42 | -15 | 19 | |
| 14 |
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BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (N) BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (N) | 26 | 5-7-14 5 | 7 | 14 | 21:36 | -15 | 17 |