| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 7427 | 47 | 4111 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 5024 | 26 | 3418 |
| 3. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5329 | 24 | 3319 |
| 4. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5639 | 17 | 3319 |
| 5. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 4927 | 22 | 3220 |
| 6. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4942 | 7 | 3220 |
| 7. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5544 | 11 | 2824 |
| 8. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3740 | -3 | 2527 |
| 9. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 5038 | 12 | 2428 |
| 10. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 3348 | -15 | 2329 |
| 11. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 2846 | -18 | 2329 |
| 12. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 2457 | -33 | 1438 |
| 13. | BSG Energie Cottbus | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 2162 | -41 | 1141 |
| 14. | BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 2177 | -56 | 1141 |