| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 7025 | 45 | 4111 |
| 2. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 5217 | 35 | 3814 |
| 3. | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 5425 | 29 | 3517 |
| 4. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5734 | 23 | 3220 |
| 5. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 5332 | 21 | 3121 |
| 6. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4434 | 10 | 3022 |
| 7. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3437 | 0 | 2428 |
| 8. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 2736 | 0 | 2428 |
| 9. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2335 | -12 | 2329 |
| 10. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 2245 | -23 | 2329 |
| 11. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 2247 | -25 | 2230 |
| 12. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 3451 | -17 | 2032 |
| 13. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1935 | -16 | 1537 |
| 14. | BSG Wismut Gera | 26 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 1775 | -58 | 646 |