| Sa., 05.04.1986 | 1. FC Magdeburg - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 3:2 |
| Sa., 05.04.1986 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:1 |
| Sa., 05.04.1986 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Stahl Riesa | 1:1 |
| Sa., 05.04.1986 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 0:1 |
| Sa., 05.04.1986 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:0 |
| Sa., 05.04.1986 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 0:3 |
| Sa., 05.04.1986 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BFC Dynamo | 2:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 20 | 11-6-3 | 36:23 | 13 | 28 - 12 |
| 2. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 20 | 8-9-3 | 27:14 | 13 | 25 - 15 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 20 | 8-7-5 | 27:21 | 6 | 23 - 17 |
| 4. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 20 | 9-5-6 | 21:18 | 3 | 23 - 17 |
| 5. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 20 | 8-6-6 | 24:18 | 6 | 22 - 18 |
| 6. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 7-7-6 | 32:32 | 0 | 21 - 19 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 20 | 6-9-5 | 28:28 | 0 | 21 - 19 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 20 | 7-7-6 | 24:25 | -1 | 21 - 19 |
| 9. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 20 | 6-6-8 | 30:30 | 0 | 18 - 22 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 20 | 5-8-7 | 23:28 | -5 | 18 - 22 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 20 | 6-6-8 | 21:28 | -7 | 18 - 22 |
| 12. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 20 | 4-9-7 | 30:27 | 3 | 17 - 23 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 20 | 5-3-12 | 24:39 | -15 | 13 - 27 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 20 | 2-8-10 | 21:37 | -16 | 12 - 28 |