Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Dresden (M) SG Dynamo Dresden (M) | 26 | 12-12-2 12 | 12 | 2 | 47:26 | 21 | 36 | |
| 2 |
 |
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 13-10-3 13 | 10 | 3 | 35:20 | 15 | 36 | |
| 3 |
 |
Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 13-8-5 13 | 8 | 5 | 39:22 | 17 | 34 | |
| 4 |
 |
FC Berlin (P) FC Berlin (P) | 26 | 9-12-5 9 | 12 | 5 | 38:35 | 3 | 30 | |
| 5 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 11-8-7 11 | 8 | 7 | 29:27 | 2 | 30 | |
| 6 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 26 | 9-9-8 9 | 9 | 8 | 38:33 | 5 | 27 | |
| 7 |
 |
Cottbus Energie Cottbus | 26 | 10-7-9 10 | 7 | 9 | 36:37 | -1 | 27 | |
| 8 |
 |
Lok Leipzig 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 9-7-10 9 | 7 | 10 | 34:33 | 1 | 25 | |
| 9 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 8-8-10 8 | 8 | 10 | 38:38 | 0 | 24 | |
| 10 |
 |
St. Brandenburg BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 26 | 6-12-8 6 | 12 | 8 | 35:37 | -2 | 24 | |
| 11 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 5-9-12 5 | 9 | 12 | 29:40 | -11 | 19 | |
| 12 |
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BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (N) BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (N) | 26 | 2-14-10 2 | 14 | 10 | 22:31 | -9 | 18 | |
| 13 |
 |
Wismut Aue FC Wismut Aue | 26 | 5-8-13 5 | 8 | 13 | 25:36 | -11 | 18 | |
| 14 |
 |
Bischofswerda (N) BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda (N) | 26 | 7-2-17 7 | 2 | 17 | 22:52 | -30 | 16 |