| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 40 |
| 2 | Hallescher FC | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 41 |
| 3 | RW Erfurt | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 35 |
| 4 | FSV Zwickau | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 39 |
| 5 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 28 |
| 6 | Greifswalder FC | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 31 |
| 7 | Chemnitzer FC | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | BFC Dynamo | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 29 |
| 9 | VSG Altglienicke | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 28 |
| 10 | Hertha Berlin II | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Meuselwitz | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 27 |
| 12 | Hertha 03 Zehlendorf | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 13 | Babelsberg | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -9 | 18 |
| 15 | FSV Luckenwalde | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -8 | 16 |
| 16 | FC Eilenburg | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 19 |
| 17 | FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 |
| 18 | Plauen | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -16 | 9 |
