| Standings | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Hallescher FC | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 41 |
| 3 | RW Erfurt | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 33 |
| 4 | FSV Zwickau | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 33 |
| 5 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 32 |
| 6 | Hertha Berlin II | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 31 |
| 7 | BFC Dynamo | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 30 |
| 8 | Greifswalder FC | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | VSG Altglienicke | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Babelsberg | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 25 |
| 11 | Chemnitzer FC | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Meuselwitz | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | -11 | 23 |
| 13 | FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 22 |
| 14 | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -19 | 19 |
| 15 | Hertha 03 Zehlendorf | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 16 |
| 16 | FSV Luckenwalde | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Plauen | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -16 | 15 |
| 18 | FC Eilenburg | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -11 | 14 |