| Sa., 26.04.1986 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Stahl Riesa | 1:1 |
| Sa., 26.04.1986 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Union Berlin | 3:0 |
| Sa., 26.04.1986 | BFC Dynamo - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:1 |
| Sa., 26.04.1986 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:1 |
| Sa., 26.04.1986 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:0 |
| Sa., 26.04.1986 | FC Hansa Rostock - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:0 |
| Sa., 26.04.1986 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 2:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 22 | 11-8-3 | 38:25 | 13 | 30 - 14 |
| 2. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 22 | 8-10-4 | 28:16 | 12 | 26 - 18 |
| 3. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 22 | 10-6-6 | 28:20 | 8 | 26 - 18 |
| 4. |  |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 22 | 9-7-6 | 30:26 | 4 | 25 - 19 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 22 | 7-10-5 | 31:30 | 1 | 24 - 20 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 22 | 9-6-7 | 22:21 | 1 | 24 - 20 |
| 7. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 22 | 8-7-7 | 35:35 | 0 | 23 - 21 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 22 | 8-7-7 | 28:28 | 0 | 23 - 21 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 22 | 6-9-7 | 26:28 | -2 | 21 - 23 |
| 10. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 22 | 5-10-7 | 33:29 | 4 | 20 - 24 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 22 | 6-8-8 | 22:29 | -7 | 20 - 24 |
| 12. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 22 | 6-7-9 | 30:31 | -1 | 19 - 25 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 22 | 5-5-12 | 24:39 | -15 | 15 - 29 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 22 | 2-8-12 | 24:42 | -18 | 12 - 32 |