| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5728 | 29 | 4111 |
| 2. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 4223 | 19 | 3814 |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4230 | 12 | 3220 |
| 4. | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4729 | 18 | 3022 |
| 5. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3731 | 0 | 2626 |
| 6. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 3442 | 0 | 2626 |
| 7. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4239 | 0 | 2527 |
| 8. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 3739 | 0 | 2428 |
| 9. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 3742 | 0 | 2329 |
| 10. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 2838 | -10 | 2230 |
| 11. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 3749 | -12 | 2131 |
| 12. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 2443 | -19 | 2131 |
| 13. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2935 | 0 | 2032 |
| 14. | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2146 | -25 | 1537 |