| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7216 | 56 | 439 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6522 | 43 | 4210 |
| 3. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4124 | 17 | 3220 |
| 4. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4537 | 0 | 3022 |
| 5. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4140 | 0 | 3022 |
| 6. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5034 | 16 | 2923 |
| 7. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 3837 | 0 | 2824 |
| 8. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2742 | -15 | 2230 |
| 9. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 2642 | -16 | 2032 |
| 10. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 2253 | -31 | 2032 |
| 11. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2638 | -12 | 1933 |
| 12. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 3338 | 0 | 1834 |
| 13. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 1844 | -26 | 1636 |
| 14. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2158 | -37 | 1537 |