| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 5920 | 39 | 4210 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5224 | 28 | 3616 |
| 3. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3422 | 12 | 3418 |
| 4. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4026 | 14 | 3220 |
| 5. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4232 | 10 | 2824 |
| 6. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3231 | 1 | 2824 |
| 7. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3333 | 0 | 2428 |
| 8. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2734 | -7 | 2428 |
| 9. | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2734 | -7 | 2329 |
| 10. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 2332 | -9 | 2131 |
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2652 | -26 | 1933 |
| 12. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 2939 | -10 | 1834 |
| 13. | BSG Energie Cottbus | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 1945 | -26 | 1834 |
| 14. | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 2544 | -19 | 1735 |