| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 46:31 | 15 | 34:18 | |
| 2 | Lok Leipzig | 26 | 33:22 | 11 | 32:20 | |
| 3 | FC Carl Zeiss | 26 | 32:18 | 14 | 31:21 | |
| 4 | Magdeburg | 26 | 39:33 | 6 | 29:23 | |
| 5 | Stahl Bbg | 26 | 27:23 | 4 | 29:23 | |
| 6 | Dresden | 26 | 40:39 | 1 | 28:24 | |
| 7 | Union Berlin | 26 | 32:31 | 1 | 27:25 | |
| 8 | KMS | 26 | 33:32 | 1 | 26:26 | |
| 9 | FC Vorwärts | 26 | 37:35 | 2 | 25:27 | |
| 10 | RW Erfurt | 26 | 41:34 | 7 | 24:28 | |
| 11 | Aue | 26 | 31:40 | -9 | 24:28 | |
| 12 | Riesa | 26 | 27:36 | -9 | 22:30 | |
| 13 | Rostock | 26 | 31:46 | -15 | 20:32 | |
| 14 | Zwickau | 26 | 27:56 | -29 | 13:39 | 
Die letzten beiden Mannschaften steigen ab