| Sa., 22.03.1986 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 2:0 |
| Sa., 22.03.1986 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:0 |
| Sa., 22.03.1986 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BFC Dynamo | 1:1 |
| Sa., 22.03.1986 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 1:2 |
| Sa., 22.03.1986 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - SG Dynamo Dresden | 3:1 |
| Sa., 22.03.1986 | 1. FC Magdeburg - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 0:0 |
| Mi., 30.04.1986 | BSG Wismut Aue - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 18 | 10-6-2 | 30:19 | 11 | 26 - 10 |
| 2. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 18 | 8-7-3 | 26:13 | 13 | 23 - 13 |
| 3. |  |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 18 | 8-5-5 | 26:20 | 6 | 21 - 15 |
| 4. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 18 | 7-7-4 | 30:26 | 4 | 21 - 15 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 18 | 7-6-5 | 23:17 | 6 | 20 - 16 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 18 | 7-5-6 | 19:18 | 1 | 19 - 17 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 18 | 5-8-5 | 22:23 | -1 | 18 - 18 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 18 | 6-6-6 | 21:23 | -2 | 18 - 18 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 18 | 5-7-6 | 21:25 | -4 | 17 - 19 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 18 | 5-6-7 | 26:26 | 0 | 16 - 20 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 18 | 6-4-8 | 19:26 | -7 | 16 - 20 |
| 12. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 18 | 3-9-6 | 26:26 | 0 | 15 - 21 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 18 | 5-3-10 | 24:32 | -8 | 13 - 23 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 18 | 1-7-10 | 15:34 | -19 | 9 - 27 |