| Sa., 08.03.1986 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BFC Dynamo | 0:0 |
| Sa., 08.03.1986 | BSG Wismut Aue - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 1:0 |
| Sa., 08.03.1986 | FC Hansa Rostock - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2:1 |
| Mi., 02.04.1986 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 3:2 |
| Mi., 02.04.1986 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:0 |
| Mi., 02.04.1986 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 2:1 |
| Mi., 02.04.1986 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 1:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 16 | 9-5-2 | 27:17 | 10 | 23 - 9 |
| 2. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 16 | 7-7-2 | 24:12 | 12 | 21 - 11 |
| 3. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 16 | 7-6-3 | 27:21 | 6 | 20 - 12 |
| 4. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 16 | 7-4-5 | 20:14 | 6 | 18 - 14 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 16 | 7-4-5 | 24:20 | 4 | 18 - 14 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 16 | 6-4-6 | 17:17 | 0 | 16 - 16 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 16 | 5-6-5 | 22:23 | -1 | 16 - 16 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 16 | 5-6-5 | 18:20 | -2 | 16 - 16 |
| 9. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 16 | 4-6-6 | 21:24 | -3 | 14 - 18 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 16 | 5-4-7 | 18:21 | -3 | 14 - 18 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 16 | 4-6-6 | 17:23 | -6 | 14 - 18 |
| 12. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 16 | 3-7-6 | 24:24 | 0 | 13 - 19 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 16 | 5-3-8 | 22:28 | -6 | 13 - 19 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 16 | 1-6-9 | 15:32 | -17 | 8 - 24 |