Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 20 | 12-5-3 12 | 5 | 3 | 36:14 | 22 | 29 | |
| 2 |
 |
Vorwärts Berlin (M) Vorwärts Berlin (M) | 20 | 9-7-4 9 | 7 | 4 | 35:23 | 12 | 25 | |
| 3 |
 |
Chemie Leipzig Chemie Leipzig | 20 | 9-6-5 9 | 6 | 5 | 24:20 | 4 | 24 | |
| 4 |
 |
Sachsenring Zwickau Sachsenring Zwickau | 20 | 7-9-4 7 | 9 | 4 | 22:16 | 6 | 23 | |
| 5 |
 |
Dresden (N) SG Dynamo Dresden (N) | 20 | 10-3-7 10 | 3 | 7 | 26:22 | 4 | 23 | |
| 6 |
 |
BFC Dynamo BFC Dynamo | 20 | 8-6-6 8 | 6 | 6 | 25:25 | 0 | 22 | |
| 7 |
 |
Stahl Riesa BSG Stahl Riesa | 20 | 8-3-9 8 | 3 | 9 | 24:25 | -1 | 19 | |
| 8 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 20 | 6-6-8 6 | 6 | 8 | 18:23 | -5 | 18 | |
| 9 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 20 | 6-6-8 6 | 6 | 8 | 23:30 | -7 | 18 | |
| 10 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 20 | 6-5-9 6 | 5 | 9 | 26:25 | 1 | 17 | |
| 11 |
 |
Magdeburg (P) 1. FC Magdeburg (P) | 20 | 7-3-10 7 | 3 | 10 | 27:30 | -3 | 17 | |
| 12 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 20 | 6-5-9 6 | 5 | 9 | 19:27 | -8 | 17 | |
| 13 |
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FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 20 | 5-4-11 5 | 4 | 11 | 20:31 | -11 | 14 | |
| 14 |
 |
BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (N) BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (N) | 20 | 4-6-10 4 | 6 | 10 | 14:28 | -14 | 14 |