| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BSG Stahl Maxhütte | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3612 | 24 | 42 |
| 2. | BSG Wismut Gera 2. | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6031 | 29 | 41 |
| 3. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena 3. | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4824 | 24 | 41 |
| 4. | SG Dynamo Gera | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 4928 | 21 | 40 |
| 5. | BSG Motor Saalfeld | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3429 | 5 | 38 |
| 6. | BSG Chemie Jena | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3828 | 10 | 32 |
| 7. | BSG Fortschritt Münchenbernsdorf | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2834 | -6 | 29 |
| 8. | BSG Einheit Rudolstadt | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 5245 | 7 | 28 |
| 9. | BSG Einheit Elsterberg | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 3040 | -10 | 28 |
| 10. | BSG Chemie Kahla | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 3945 | -6 | 27 |
| 11. | BSG Einheit Triebes | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 3034 | -4 | 26 |
| 12. | BSG Chemie Schwarza | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 3448 | -14 | 25 |
| 13. | BSG Wismut Ronneburg | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 3652 | -16 | 23 |
| 14. | BSG Stahl Silbitz | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 4060 | -20 | 23 |
| 15. | BSG Fortschritt Weida | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 2949 | -20 | 21 |
| 16. | BSG Chemie Bad Köstritz | 30 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 3862 | -24 | 16 |