| Fr., 13.12.1985 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2:1 |
| Sa., 14.12.1985 | 1. FC Magdeburg - FC Hansa Rostock | 3:2 |
| Sa., 14.12.1985 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 1:1 |
| Sa., 14.12.1985 | 1. FC Union Berlin - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:1 |
| Sa., 14.12.1985 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BFC Dynamo | 1:2 |
| Sa., 14.12.1985 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 2:2 |
| Sa., 14.12.1985 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 0:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 13 | 9-2-2 | 25:15 | 10 | 20 - 6 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 13 | 7-4-2 | 24:17 | 7 | 18 - 8 |
| 3. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 13 | 5-6-2 | 21:11 | 10 | 16 - 10 |
| 4. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 13 | 6-3-4 | 16:12 | 4 | 15 - 11 |
| 5. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 13 | 6-3-4 | 17:15 | 2 | 15 - 11 |
| 6. |  |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 13 | 5-3-5 | 19:17 | 2 | 13 - 13 |
| 7. |  |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 13 | 3-6-4 | 21:19 | 2 | 12 - 14 |
| 8. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 13 | 4-4-5 | 20:22 | -2 | 12 - 14 |
| 9. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 13 | 4-4-5 | 15:18 | -3 | 12 - 14 |
| 10. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 13 | 4-3-6 | 20:23 | -3 | 11 - 15 |
| 11. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 13 | 3-5-5 | 16:20 | -4 | 11 - 15 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 13 | 4-2-7 | 15:20 | -5 | 10 - 16 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 13 | 3-4-6 | 14:21 | -7 | 10 - 16 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 13 | 1-5-7 | 14:27 | -13 | 7 - 19 |