| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 5930 | 29 | 3715 |
| 2. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4221 | 21 | 3715 |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4724 | 23 | 3319 |
| 4. | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 4437 | 0 | 2923 |
| 5. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3333 | 0 | 2626 |
| 6. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2829 | 0 | 2626 |
| 7. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3433 | 0 | 2527 |
| 8. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4045 | 0 | 2527 |
| 9. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 4249 | 0 | 2329 |
| 10. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 2434 | -10 | 2329 |
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 3554 | -19 | 2230 |
| 12. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4049 | 0 | 2131 |
| 13. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 3343 | -10 | 2131 |
| 14. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2343 | -20 | 1636 |