| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 7431 | 43 | 3913 |
| 2. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 5729 | 28 | 3616 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 5835 | 23 | 3418 |
| 4. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 4937 | 12 | 3418 |
| 5. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 5840 | 18 | 3121 |
| 6. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4635 | 11 | 2824 |
| 7. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3749 | -12 | 2725 |
| 8. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 4141 | 0 | 2527 |
| 9. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 3754 | -17 | 2131 |
| 10. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 3547 | -12 | 2032 |
| 11. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 3251 | -19 | 1834 |
| 12. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 3460 | -26 | 1834 |
| 13. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3864 | -26 | 1735 |
| 14. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 2548 | -23 | 1636 |