| R | Mannschaft | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4726 | 21 | 3616 |
| 2. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3520 | 15 | 3616 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3922 | 17 | 3418 |
| 4. | FC Berlin | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3835 | 3 | 3022 |
| 5. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2927 | 2 | 3022 |
| 6. | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3833 | 5 | 2725 |
| 7. | BSG Energie Cottbus | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3637 | -1 | 2725 |
| 8. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3433 | 1 | 2527 |
| 9. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3838 | 0 | 2428 |
| 10. | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3537 | -2 | 2428 |
| 11. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2940 | -11 | 1933 |
| 12. | Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl | 26 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2231 | -9 | 1834 |
| 13. | FC Wismut Aue | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2536 | -11 | 1834 |
| 14. | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 2252 | -30 | 1636 |