| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 6123 | 38 | 5216 |
| 2. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 8536 | 49 | 4721 |
| 3. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 5944 | 15 | 3929 |
| 4. | BSG Motor Grimma | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 4339 | 4 | 3830 |
| 5. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena 2. | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4545 | 0 | 3830 |
| 6. | SG Dynamo Dresden 2. | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 5750 | 7 | 3731 |
| 7. | SG Dynamo Eisleben | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4245 | -3 | 3632 |
| 8. | BSG Glückauf Sondershausen | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 5053 | -3 | 3434 |
| 9. | BSG Motor Weimar | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 3839 | -1 | 3335 |
| 10. | BSG Motor Nordhausen | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 4053 | -13 | 3335 |
| 11. | BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 3538 | -3 | 3236 |
| 12. | BSG Wismut Gera | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 4651 | -5 | 3236 |
| 13. | TSG Chemie Markkleeberg | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 5153 | -2 | 3137 |
| 14. | BSG Motor Suhl | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 3852 | -14 | 3137 |
| 15. | BSG Chemie Industriewerke Ilmenau | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 4051 | -11 | 2840 |
| 16. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt 2. | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 4157 | -16 | 2840 |
| 17. | BSG Motor Fritz Heckert Karl-Marx-Stadt | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3144 | -13 | 2642 |
| 18. | BSG Wismut Aue 2. | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 3766 | -29 | 1751 |