| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 6636 | 30 | 39 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6128 | 33 | 37 |
| 3. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5628 | 28 | 37 |
| 4. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5636 | 20 | 33 |
| 5. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5633 | 23 | 32 |
| 6. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3734 | 3 | 30 |
| 7. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3639 | -3 | 28 |
| 8. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2834 | -6 | 25 |
| 9. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3241 | -9 | 24 |
| 10. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5063 | -13 | 20 |
| 11. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4155 | -14 | 20 |
| 12. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 2149 | -28 | 14 |
| 13. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 2755 | -28 | 14 |
| 14. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 3268 | -36 | 11 |