| R | Mannschaft | J | Sp | S | U | N | Tore | TD | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 6 | 48 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 7050 | 14 | 5838 |
| 2. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 4 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 7826 | 52 | 4519 |
| 3. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 5 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 6250 | 12 | 4535 |
| 4. | BSG Energie Cottbus | 5 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 5956 | 7 | 4436 |
| 5. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 4 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5237 | 15 | 4024 |
| 6. | FC Hansa Rostock | 3 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 5423 | 31 | 3810 |
| 7. | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 4 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 3831 | 6 | 3232 |
| 8. | BSG Wismut Gera | 5 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 5065 | -15 | 3050 |
| 9. | BSG Motor Suhl | 4 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 4873 | -25 | 2737 |
| 10. | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3416 | 18 | 2111 |
| 11. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 246 | 18 | 151 |
| 12. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 325 | 27 | 142 |
| 13. | ASG Vorwärts Dessau | 3 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3549 | -8 | 1422 |
| 14. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 7 | 133 |
| 15. | SG Dynamo Schwerin | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1839 | -21 | 1220 |
| 16. | BSG Sachsenverlag Dresden | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2113 | 8 | 110 |
| 17. | BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1612 | 4 | 106 |
| 18. | BSG KWU Weimar | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2018 | 2 | 100 |
| 19. | SG Eisenhüttenwerk Thale | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2314 | 9 | 90 |
| 20. | BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1011 | 0 | 97 |
| 21. | BSG Schiffahrt und Hafen Rostock | 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2246 | -24 | 923 |
| 22. | BSG Motor Werdau | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2144 | -23 | 824 |
| 23. | BSG Fortschritt Weißenfels | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 4 | 70 |
| 24. | ZSG Großräschen | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1615 | 1 | 70 |
| 25. | BSG Chemie Zeitz | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1217 | 0 | 610 |
| 26. | TSG Wismar | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1119 | 0 | 610 |
| 27. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1116 | -5 | 511 |
| 28. | SG Dynamo Fürstenwalde | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 615 | -9 | 412 |
| 29. | ASG Vorwärts Neubrandenburg | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 517 | -12 | 412 |
| 30. | BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 0 | 30 |
| 31. | BSG Motor Nordhausen | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 517 | -12 | 313 |
| 32. | TSG Bau Rostock | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 821 | -13 | 313 |
| 33. | FSV Lokomotive Dresden | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 721 | -14 | 313 |
| 34. | SG Vorwärts Wismar | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 828 | -20 | 30 |
| 35. | BSG Motor Dessau | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 59 | -4 | 20 |
| 36. | BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 821 | -13 | 214 |