| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BSG Turbine Halle | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 8042 | 38 | 5319 |
| 2. | SG Deutsche Volkspolizei Dresden | 36 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 7953 | 26 | 4923 |
| 3. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 9053 | 37 | 4725 |
| 4. | BSG Rotation Dresden | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 7344 | 29 | 4626 |
| 5. | BSG Motor Zwickau | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 7150 | 21 | 4527 |
| 6. | BSG Rotation Babelsberg | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 7558 | 17 | 4230 |
| 7. | BSG Wismut Aue | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 7562 | 13 | 4032 |
| 8. | BSG Turbine Erfurt | 36 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 5847 | 11 | 3933 |
| 9. | BSG Aktivist Brieske-Ost | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 7274 | -2 | 3834 |
| 10. | BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 7069 | 1 | 3735 |
| 11. | BSG Motor Oberschöneweide | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 5366 | -13 | 3537 |
| 12. | BSG Motor Dessau | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 6769 | -2 | 3438 |
| 13. | BSG Stahl Thale | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 5259 | -7 | 3141 |
| 14. | BSG Motor Gera | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 5672 | -16 | 3141 |
| 15. | SV Vorwärts HVA Leipzig | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 5760 | -3 | 3042 |
| 16. | BSG Fortschritt Meerane | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 6689 | -23 | 2646 |
| 17. | BSG Motor Wismar | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 5577 | -22 | 2448 |
| 18. | BSG Stahl Altenburg | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 4695 | -49 | 2151 |
| 19. | BSG Einheit Pankow | 36 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 3894 | -56 | 1656 |