| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 4823 | 25 | 3814 |
| 2. | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4520 | 25 | 3517 |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5930 | 29 | 3319 |
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4234 | 0 | 3121 |
| 5. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3336 | 0 | 2725 |
| 6. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 4044 | 0 | 2725 |
| 7. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2625 | 0 | 2527 |
| 8. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3031 | 0 | 2527 |
| 9. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2724 | 0 | 2428 |
| 10. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3446 | -12 | 2329 |
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 2132 | -11 | 2131 |
| 12. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 3448 | -14 | 1933 |
| 13. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2341 | -18 | 1834 |
| 14. | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 2048 | -28 | 1834 |