| Sa., 15.03.1986 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - BSG Stahl Riesa | 5:0 |
| Sa., 15.03.1986 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - 1. FC Union Berlin | 0:0 |
| Sa., 15.03.1986 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BSG Wismut Aue | 2:2 |
| Sa., 15.03.1986 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - 1. FC Magdeburg | 0:0 |
| Sa., 15.03.1986 | BFC Dynamo - FC Hansa Rostock | 2:1 |
| Mi., 16.04.1986 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:0 |
| Mi., 16.04.1986 | SG Dynamo Dresden - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:2 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 17 | 10-5-2 | 29:18 | 11 | 25 - 9 |
| 2. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 17 | 8-7-2 | 26:12 | 14 | 23 - 11 |
| 3. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 7-7-3 | 29:23 | 6 | 21 - 13 |
| 4. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 17 | 7-5-5 | 22:16 | 6 | 19 - 15 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 17 | 7-5-5 | 24:20 | 4 | 19 - 15 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 17 | 6-5-6 | 17:17 | 0 | 17 - 17 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 17 | 5-7-5 | 22:23 | -1 | 17 - 17 |
| 8. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 17 | 5-6-6 | 26:24 | 2 | 16 - 18 |
| 9. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 17 | 5-6-6 | 18:22 | -4 | 16 - 18 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 17 | 4-7-6 | 19:25 | -6 | 15 - 19 |
| 11. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 17 | 3-8-6 | 26:26 | 0 | 14 - 20 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 17 | 5-4-8 | 18:26 | -8 | 14 - 20 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 17 | 5-3-9 | 23:30 | -7 | 13 - 21 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 17 | 1-7-9 | 15:32 | -17 | 9 - 25 |