| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 6130 | 31 | 4210 |
| 2. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4621 | 25 | 3913 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5028 | 22 | 3418 |
| 4. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 5741 | 16 | 3022 |
| 5. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3332 | 1 | 3022 |
| 6. | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4142 | -1 | 2626 |
| 7. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 5446 | 8 | 2527 |
| 8. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3743 | -6 | 2428 |
| 9. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 2126 | -5 | 2131 |
| 10. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 3644 | -8 | 2032 |
| 11. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2746 | -19 | 2032 |
| 12. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 3756 | -19 | 1933 |
| 13. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 2245 | -23 | 1834 |
| 14. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3557 | -22 | 1636 |