Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 21 | 13-5-3 13 | 5 | 3 | 38:14 | 24 | 31 | |
| 2 |
 |
Vorwärts Berlin (M) Vorwärts Berlin (M) | 21 | 10-7-4 10 | 7 | 4 | 38:25 | 13 | 27 | |
| 3 |
 |
Dresden (N) SG Dynamo Dresden (N) | 21 | 11-3-7 11 | 3 | 7 | 29:22 | 7 | 25 | |
| 4 |
 |
Chemie Leipzig Chemie Leipzig | 21 | 9-6-6 9 | 6 | 6 | 26:23 | 3 | 24 | |
| 5 |
 |
Sachsenring Zwickau Sachsenring Zwickau | 21 | 7-9-5 7 | 9 | 5 | 22:19 | 3 | 23 | |
| 6 |
 |
BFC Dynamo BFC Dynamo | 21 | 8-6-7 8 | 6 | 7 | 25:28 | -3 | 22 | |
| 7 |
 |
Stahl Riesa BSG Stahl Riesa | 21 | 8-4-9 8 | 4 | 9 | 24:25 | -1 | 20 | |
| 8 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 21 | 7-6-8 7 | 6 | 8 | 21:25 | -4 | 20 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 21 | 7-5-9 7 | 5 | 9 | 27:25 | 2 | 19 | |
| 10 |
 |
Magdeburg (P) 1. FC Magdeburg (P) | 21 | 8-3-10 8 | 3 | 10 | 30:30 | 0 | 19 | |
| 11 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 21 | 6-6-9 6 | 6 | 9 | 23:31 | -8 | 18 | |
| 12 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 21 | 6-6-9 6 | 6 | 9 | 19:27 | -8 | 18 | |
| 13 |
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FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 21 | 5-4-12 5 | 4 | 12 | 22:34 | -12 | 14 | |
| 14 |
 |
BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (N) BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (N) | 21 | 4-6-11 4 | 6 | 11 | 14:30 | -16 | 14 |