| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 5016 | 34 | 3913 |
| 2. | FC Vorwärts Berlin | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4334 | 0 | 3220 |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3626 | 10 | 3121 |
| 4. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3327 | 0 | 3022 |
| 5. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2526 | 0 | 2824 |
| 6. | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2932 | 0 | 2824 |
| 7. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3134 | 0 | 2725 |
| 8. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 3737 | 0 | 2428 |
| 9. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3240 | 0 | 2428 |
| 10. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 3534 | 0 | 2230 |
| 11. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3135 | 0 | 2230 |
| 12. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 2233 | -11 | 2131 |
| 13. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 2742 | -15 | 1933 |
| 14. | BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2136 | -15 | 1735 |