| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 36 |
| 2 | Hallescher FC | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 29 |
| 3 | RW Erfurt | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 25 |
| 4 | FSV Zwickau | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 21 |
| 5 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Greifswalder FC | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | Chemnitzer FC | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | BFC Dynamo | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 20 |
| 9 | VSG Altglienicke | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Hertha Berlin II | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | -9 | 20 |
| 11 | Meuselwitz | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -15 | 16 |
| 12 | Hertha 03 Zehlendorf | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -19 | 9 |
| 13 | Babelsberg | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -17 | 16 |
| 15 | FSV Luckenwalde | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | FC Eilenburg | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -15 | 13 |
| 17 | FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | -30 | 5 |
| 18 | Plauen | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -19 | 11 |