| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 7222 | 50 | 466 |
| 2. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5629 | 27 | 3418 |
| 3. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4629 | 17 | 3418 |
| 4. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4527 | 18 | 3121 |
| 5. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4537 | 8 | 3121 |
| 6. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5232 | 20 | 2923 |
| 7. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 5143 | 8 | 2923 |
| 8. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3840 | -2 | 2824 |
| 9. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4141 | 0 | 2626 |
| 10. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 3045 | -15 | 2032 |
| 11. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4153 | -12 | 1735 |
| 12. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2350 | -27 | 1735 |
| 13. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3180 | -49 | 1339 |
| 14. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 2164 | -43 | 943 |