| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 31 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 69 |
| 2 | Hallescher FC | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 64 |
| 3 | FSV Zwickau | 31 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 58 |
| 4 | RW Erfurt | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 54 |
| 5 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 52 |
| 6 | Greifswalder FC | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 48 |
| 7 | Chemnitzer FC | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 47 |
| 8 | BFC Dynamo | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| 9 | Hertha Berlin II | 31 | 14 | 2 | 15 | -3 | 44 |
| 10 | VSG Altglienicke | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 43 |
| 11 | Meuselwitz | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | -18 | 37 |
| 12 | Babelsberg | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | -8 | 34 |
| 13 | Hertha 03 Zehlendorf | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | -9 | 32 |
| 14 | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | -23 | 32 |
| 15 | FC Eilenburg | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -16 | 30 |
| 16 | FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -20 | 30 |
| 17 | FSV Luckenwalde | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -17 | 28 |
| 18 | Plauen | 31 | 4 | 7 | 20 | -30 | 19 |