Tabelle
| Pl. | Team | Sp. | ss-u-n | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden | 18 | 10-6-2 10 | 6 | 2 | 39:16 | 23 | 26 | |
| 2 |
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BFC Dynamo (M) BFC Dynamo (M) | 18 | 11-4-3 11 | 4 | 3 | 45:23 | 22 | 26 | |
| 3 |
 |
Lok Leipzig 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 18 | 10-4-4 10 | 4 | 4 | 37:21 | 16 | 24 | |
| 4 |
 |
Magdeburg (P) 1. FC Magdeburg (P) | 18 | 8-6-4 8 | 6 | 4 | 39:25 | 14 | 22 | |
| 5 |
 |
Frankfurt/Oder FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 18 | 9-4-5 9 | 4 | 5 | 37:24 | 13 | 22 | |
| 6 |
 |
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 18 | 7-8-3 7 | 8 | 3 | 26:19 | 7 | 22 | |
| 7 |
 |
Erfurt Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 18 | 7-6-5 7 | 6 | 5 | 26:25 | 1 | 20 | |
| 8 |
 |
Wismut Aue BSG Wismut Aue | 18 | 8-4-6 8 | 4 | 6 | 24:25 | -1 | 20 | |
| 9 |
 |
Rostock Hansa Rostock | 18 | 4-8-6 4 | 8 | 6 | 17:22 | -5 | 16 | |
| 10 |
 |
Stahl Riesa (N) BSG Stahl Riesa (N) | 18 | 5-4-9 5 | 4 | 9 | 30:35 | -5 | 14 | |
| 11 |
 |
Jena Carl Zeiss Jena | 18 | 4-4-10 4 | 4 | 10 | 35:49 | -14 | 12 | |
| 12 |
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Chemie Leipzig (N) Chemie Leipzig (N) | 18 | 3-4-11 3 | 4 | 11 | 15:35 | -20 | 10 | |
| 13 |
 |
Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Chemie | 18 | 1-7-10 1 | 7 | 10 | 19:42 | -23 | 9 | |
| 14 |
 |
Union 1. FC Union Berlin | 18 | 2-5-11 2 | 5 | 11 | 14:42 | -28 | 9 |