| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 9028 | 62 | 448 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 6934 | 35 | 3814 |
| 3. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 5526 | 29 | 3814 |
| 4. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3833 | 0 | 3220 |
| 5. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5335 | 18 | 3121 |
| 6. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4739 | 0 | 3022 |
| 7. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3627 | 0 | 2527 |
| 8. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 4138 | 0 | 2230 |
| 9. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3948 | 0 | 2131 |
| 10. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 3751 | -14 | 2131 |
| 11. | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 2539 | -14 | 2032 |
| 12. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2955 | -26 | 2032 |
| 13. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2656 | -30 | 1735 |
| 14. | BSG Motor Suhl | 26 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 1692 | -76 | 547 |