| Fr., 28.02.1986 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:1 |
| Fr., 28.02.1986 | SG Dynamo Dresden - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:1 |
| Sa., 01.03.1986 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BSG Stahl Riesa | 1:1 |
| Sa., 01.03.1986 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - 1. FC Union Berlin | 0:1 |
| Sa., 01.03.1986 | BFC Dynamo - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:1 |
| Sa., 01.03.1986 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Hansa Rostock | 3:0 |
| Sa., 01.03.1986 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 15 | 9-4-2 | 27:17 | 10 | 22 - 8 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 7-6-2 | 26:19 | 7 | 20 - 10 |
| 3. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 15 | 6-7-2 | 22:11 | 11 | 19 - 11 |
| 4. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 15 | 7-3-5 | 19:13 | 6 | 17 - 13 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 15 | 6-4-5 | 21:18 | 3 | 16 - 14 |
| 6. |  |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 15 | 6-4-5 | 17:16 | 1 | 16 - 14 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 15 | 5-5-5 | 22:23 | -1 | 15 - 15 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 15 | 5-5-5 | 17:19 | -2 | 15 - 15 |
| 9. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 15 | 4-6-5 | 20:22 | -2 | 14 - 16 |
| 10. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 15 | 3-7-5 | 22:21 | 1 | 13 - 17 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 15 | 4-4-7 | 16:21 | -5 | 12 - 18 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 15 | 3-6-6 | 16:23 | -7 | 12 - 18 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 15 | 4-3-8 | 20:27 | -7 | 11 - 19 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 15 | 1-6-8 | 15:30 | -15 | 8 - 22 |