| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SC Chemie Halle | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7829 | 49 | 4911 |
| 2. | SC Cottbus | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 5319 | 34 | 4218 |
| 3. | ASK Vorwärts Rostock | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 5132 | 19 | 3624 |
| 4. | SG Dynamo Schwerin | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 5534 | 21 | 3525 |
| 5. | ASG Vorwärts Rostock-Gehlsdorf | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 5049 | 1 | 3525 |
| 6. | BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5638 | 18 | 3426 |
| 7. | TSC Berlin | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 4834 | 14 | 3129 |
| 8. | BSG Motor Dessau | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4649 | -3 | 3030 |
| 9. | SC Potsdam | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 3643 | -7 | 2931 |
| 10. | ASG Vorwärts Neubrandenburg | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 4647 | -1 | 2832 |
| 11. | SG Dynamo Hohenschönhausen | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 4347 | -4 | 2832 |
| 12. | ASG Vorwärts Cottbus | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 3644 | -8 | 2733 |
| 13. | BSG Einheit Greifswald | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 3653 | -17 | 2733 |
| 14. | BSG Empor Neustrelitz | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 4457 | -13 | 2436 |
| 15. | BSG Turbine Magdeburg | 30 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 2373 | -50 | 1545 |
| 16. | BSG Aktivist Brieske-Ost | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 3285 | -53 | 1050 |