Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 22 | 14-5-3 14 | 5 | 3 | 41:14 | 27 | 33 | |
| 2 |
 |
Vorwärts Berlin (M) Vorwärts Berlin (M) | 22 | 10-7-5 10 | 7 | 5 | 38:26 | 12 | 27 | |
| 3 |
 |
Dresden (N) SG Dynamo Dresden (N) | 22 | 11-4-7 11 | 4 | 7 | 30:23 | 7 | 26 | |
| 4 |
 |
Sachsenring Zwickau Sachsenring Zwickau | 22 | 8-9-5 8 | 9 | 5 | 23:19 | 4 | 25 | |
| 5 |
 |
Chemie Leipzig Chemie Leipzig | 22 | 9-7-6 9 | 7 | 6 | 27:24 | 3 | 25 | |
| 6 |
 |
BFC Dynamo BFC Dynamo | 22 | 8-7-7 8 | 7 | 7 | 25:28 | -3 | 23 | |
| 7 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 22 | 8-6-8 8 | 6 | 8 | 24:27 | -3 | 22 | |
| 8 |
 |
Stahl Riesa BSG Stahl Riesa | 22 | 8-4-10 8 | 4 | 10 | 26:28 | -2 | 20 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 22 | 7-5-10 7 | 5 | 10 | 28:27 | 1 | 19 | |
| 10 |
 |
Magdeburg (P) 1. FC Magdeburg (P) | 22 | 8-3-11 8 | 3 | 11 | 30:34 | -4 | 19 | |
| 11 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 22 | 6-7-9 6 | 7 | 9 | 19:27 | -8 | 19 | |
| 12 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 22 | 6-6-10 6 | 6 | 10 | 23:34 | -11 | 18 | |
| 13 |
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FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 22 | 6-4-12 6 | 4 | 12 | 24:35 | -11 | 16 | |
| 14 |
 |
BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (N) BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (N) | 22 | 5-6-11 5 | 6 | 11 | 18:30 | -12 | 16 |