Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Vorwärts Berlin (M) Vorwärts Berlin (M) | 26 | 15-4-7 15 | 4 | 7 | 44:27 | 17 | 34 | |
| 2 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 14-4-8 14 | 4 | 8 | 45:24 | 21 | 32 | |
| 3 |
 |
Lok Leipzig 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 25 | 13-2-10 13 | 2 | 10 | 50:40 | 10 | 28 | |
| 4 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 26 | 11-6-9 11 | 6 | 9 | 41:34 | 7 | 28 | |
| 5 |
 |
Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 11-6-9 11 | 6 | 9 | 34:31 | 3 | 28 | |
| 6 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 11-6-9 11 | 6 | 9 | 33:33 | 0 | 28 | |
| 7 |
 |
Chemie Leipzig Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 9-8-9 9 | 8 | 9 | 32:32 | 0 | 26 | |
| 8 |
 |
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 25 | 11-4-10 11 | 4 | 10 | 28:33 | -5 | 26 | |
| 9 |
 |
BFC Dynamo BFC Dynamo | 26 | 11-3-12 11 | 3 | 12 | 42:32 | 10 | 25 | |
| 10 |
 |
Motor Zwickau Motor Zwickau | 26 | 9-6-11 9 | 6 | 11 | 28:35 | -7 | 24 | |
| 11 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie (N) Hallescher FC Chemie (N) | 26 | 7-9-10 7 | 9 | 10 | 26:33 | -7 | 23 | |
| 12 |
 |
Lokomotive Stendal BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 26 | 10-2-14 10 | 2 | 14 | 36:49 | -13 | 22 | |
| 13 |
 |
Erfurt (N) Rot-Weiß Erfurt (N) | 26 | 8-3-15 8 | 3 | 15 | 26:42 | -16 | 19 | |
| 14 |
 |
Magdeburg (P) 1. FC Magdeburg (P) | 26 | 7-5-14 7 | 5 | 14 | 19:39 | -20 | 19 |