Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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BFC Dynamo BFC Dynamo | 21 | 18-3-0 18 | 3 | 0 | 59:12 | 47 | 39 | |
| 2 |
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Dresden (M) SG Dynamo Dresden (M) | 21 | 11-9-1 11 | 9 | 1 | 47:13 | 34 | 31 | |
| 3 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 21 | 12-4-5 12 | 4 | 5 | 32:16 | 16 | 28 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg (P) 1. FC Magdeburg (P) | 21 | 11-5-5 11 | 5 | 5 | 46:22 | 24 | 27 | |
| 5 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 21 | 8-6-7 8 | 6 | 7 | 29:26 | 3 | 22 | |
| 6 |
 |
Lok Leipzig 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 21 | 8-6-7 8 | 6 | 7 | 33:35 | -2 | 22 | |
| 7 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 21 | 8-5-8 8 | 5 | 8 | 27:31 | -4 | 21 | |
| 8 |
 |
Stahl Riesa (N) BSG Stahl Riesa (N) | 21 | 7-4-10 7 | 4 | 10 | 29:38 | -9 | 18 | |
| 9 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 21 | 6-6-9 6 | 6 | 9 | 19:32 | -13 | 18 | |
| 10 |
 |
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 21 | 6-4-11 6 | 4 | 11 | 22:32 | -10 | 16 | |
| 11 |
 |
Sachsenring Zwickau Sachsenring Zwickau | 21 | 6-2-13 6 | 2 | 13 | 17:55 | -38 | 14 | |
| 12 |
 |
Rostock (N) Hansa Rostock (N) | 21 | 4-5-12 4 | 5 | 12 | 25:37 | -12 | 13 | |
| 13 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 21 | 5-3-13 5 | 3 | 13 | 25:42 | -17 | 13 | |
| 14 |
 |
Chemie Böhlen BSG Chemie Böhlen | 21 | 4-4-13 4 | 4 | 13 | 22:41 | -19 | 12 |