| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cottbus | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 68:37 | 31 | 71 | |
| 2. | Greifswald | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 67:32 | 35 | 68 | |
| 3. | Viktoria Berlin | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 54:39 | 15 | 63 | |
| 4. | BFC Dynamo | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 59:38 | 21 | 61 | |
| 5. | Babelsberg | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 42:34 | 8 | 56 | |
| 6. | Altglienicke | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 68:49 | 19 | 53 | |
| 7. | Jena | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 59:44 | 15 | 53 | |
| 8. | Chemie Leipzig | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 40:40 | 0 | 50 | |
| 9. | Chemnitzer | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 44:51 | -7 | 45 | |
| 10. | Lokomotive Leipzig | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 48:56 | -8 | 43 | |
| 11. | Meuselwitz | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 47:51 | -4 | 41 | |
| 12. | Zwickau | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 50:59 | -9 | 41 | |
| 13. | Erfurt | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 53:56 | -3 | 39 | |
| 14. | Hertha Berlin II | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 48:65 | -17 | 38 | |
| 15. | Luckenwalde | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 50:61 | -11 | 37 | |
| 16. | Eilenburg | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 42:60 | -18 | 36 | |
| 17. | Hansa Rostock II | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 46:65 | -19 | 28 | |
| 18. | Berliner AK 07 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24:72 | -48 | 19 |