| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magdeburg | 16 | 34:8 | 26 | 26:6 | |
| 2 | Dresden | 16 | 38:17 | 21 | 24:8 | |
| 3 | BFC Dynamo | 16 | 32:15 | 17 | 22:10 | |
| 4 | Lok Leipzig | 16 | 34:19 | 15 | 18:14 | |
| 5 | Halle | 16 | 28:20 | 8 | 18:14 | |
| 6 | KMS | 16 | 24:20 | 4 | 17:15 | |
| 7 | FC Carl Zeiss | 16 | 28:24 | 4 | 16:16 | |
| 8 | Union Berlin | 16 | 13:21 | -8 | 15:17 | |
| 9 | Aue | 16 | 15:28 | -13 | 14:18 | |
| 10 | RW Erfurt | 16 | 14:21 | -7 | 13:19 | |
| 11 | Zwickau | 16 | 13:30 | -17 | 13:19 | |
| 12 | Chemie Böhlen | 16 | 20:29 | -9 | 12:20 | |
| 13 | FC Vorwärts | 16 | 12:19 | -7 | 11:21 | |
| 14 | Gera | 16 | 14:48 | -34 | 5:27 |
Die letzten beiden Mannschaften steigen ab