| Sa., 19.04.1986 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 3:2 |
| Sa., 19.04.1986 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BSG Wismut Aue | 0:0 |
| Sa., 19.04.1986 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:2 |
| Sa., 19.04.1986 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - FC Hansa Rostock | 0:0 |
| Sa., 19.04.1986 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:3 |
| Sa., 19.04.1986 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2:1 |
| Sa., 19.04.1986 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - BFC Dynamo | 1:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 21 | 11-7-3 | 37:24 | 13 | 29 - 13 |
| 2. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 21 | 8-9-4 | 28:16 | 12 | 25 - 17 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 21 | 9-7-5 | 30:23 | 7 | 25 - 17 |
| 4. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 21 | 9-6-6 | 27:20 | 7 | 24 - 18 |
| 5. |  |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 21 | 9-6-6 | 22:19 | 3 | 24 - 18 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 21 | 7-9-5 | 30:29 | 1 | 23 - 19 |
| 7. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 7-7-7 | 33:34 | -1 | 21 - 21 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 21 | 7-7-7 | 26:28 | -2 | 21 - 21 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 21 | 5-9-7 | 32:28 | 4 | 19 - 23 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 21 | 6-7-8 | 30:30 | 0 | 19 - 23 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 21 | 5-9-7 | 23:28 | -5 | 19 - 23 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 21 | 6-7-8 | 21:28 | -7 | 19 - 23 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 21 | 5-4-12 | 24:39 | -15 | 14 - 28 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 21 | 2-8-11 | 23:40 | -17 | 12 - 30 |