| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 68 |
| 2 | Hallescher FC | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 58 |
| 3 | RW Erfurt | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 53 |
| 4 | FSV Zwickau | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 52 |
| 5 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 49 |
| 6 | Greifswalder FC | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 44 |
| 7 | VSG Altglienicke | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 43 |
| 8 | BFC Dynamo | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 43 |
| 9 | Chemnitzer FC | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 41 |
| 10 | Hertha Berlin II | 29 | 12 | 2 | 15 | -7 | 38 |
| 11 | Meuselwitz | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | -14 | 37 |
| 12 | Babelsberg | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 34 |
| 13 | Hertha 03 Zehlendorf | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 29 |
| 14 | FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -16 | 29 |
| 15 | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -25 | 29 |
| 16 | FC Eilenburg | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -17 | 26 |
| 17 | FSV Luckenwalde | 29 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -18 | 25 |
| 18 | Plauen | 29 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -28 | 18 |