| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC Hansa Rostock | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 8925 | 64 | 58 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Fürstenwalde | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 6649 | 17 | 41 |
| 3. | ASG Vorwärts Dessau | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 6447 | 17 | 41 |
| 4. | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4229 | 13 | 40 |
| 5. | BFC Dynamo 2. | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6553 | 12 | 39 |
| 6. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) 2. | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 5853 | 5 | 37 |
| 7. | BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4644 | 2 | 35 |
| 8. | BSG Motor Babelsberg | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 6164 | -3 | 35 |
| 9. | BSG KKW Greifswald | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4650 | -4 | 35 |
| 10. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 4351 | -8 | 33 |
| 11. | SG Dynamo Schwerin | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 6062 | -2 | 32 |
| 12. | BSG Rotation Berlin | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 4859 | -11 | 32 |
| 13. | BSG Lok / Armaturen Prenzlau | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 5255 | -3 | 31 |
| 14. | BSG Motor Ludwigsfelde | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 3546 | -11 | 30 |
| 15. | BSG Post Neubrandenburg | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 4251 | -9 | 29 |
| 16. | ISG Schwerin | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5070 | -20 | 24 |
| 17. | BSG Schiffahrt und Hafen Rostock | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 3858 | -20 | 23 |
| 18. | BSG Chemie Wilhelm-Pieck-Stadt Guben | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 3877 | -39 | 17 |