| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 36 |
| 2 | Hallescher FC | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | RW Erfurt | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
| 4 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 24 |
| 5 | Hertha Berlin II | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 24 |
| 6 | VSG Altglienicke | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | FSV Zwickau | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 23 |
| 8 | BFC Dynamo | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 9 | Greifswalder FC | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 10 | FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Meuselwitz | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 21 |
| 12 | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | Chemnitzer FC | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | Babelsberg | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Hertha 03 Zehlendorf | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 16 |
| 16 | Plauen | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 15 |
| 17 | FC Eilenburg | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 11 |
| 18 | FSV Luckenwalde | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -14 | 8 |