| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | F.C. Hansa Rostock | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 58:20 | +38 | 31 |
| 2. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 35:14 | +21 | 27 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 54:25 | +29 | 26 |
| 4. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 38:21 | +17 | 26 |
| 5. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 41:31 | +10 | 25 |
| 6. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 40:29 | +11 | 21 |
| 7. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 37:31 | +6 | 21 |
| 8. | BFC Dynamo | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 33:46 | −13 | 17 |
| 9. | HFC Chemie | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 32:42 | −10 | 15 |
| 10. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt (M) | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12:58 | −46 | 6 |
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15:78 | −63 | 4 |