| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4631 | 15 | 3418 |
| 2. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3322 | 11 | 3220 |
| 3. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3218 | 14 | 3121 |
| 4. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3933 | 6 | 2923 |
| 5. | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2723 | 4 | 2923 |
| 6. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4039 | 1 | 2824 |
| 7. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3231 | 1 | 2725 |
| 8. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3332 | 1 | 2626 |
| 9. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3735 | 2 | 2527 |
| 10. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 4134 | 7 | 2428 |
| 11. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3140 | -9 | 2428 |
| 12. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 2736 | -9 | 2230 |
| 13. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3146 | -15 | 2032 |
| 14. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 2756 | -29 | 1339 |