| Sa., 28.11.1981 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau | 1:1 |
| Sa., 28.11.1981 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:0 |
| Sa., 28.11.1981 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Wismut Aue | 2:2 |
| Sa., 28.11.1981 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BSG Energie Cottbus | 3:0 |
| Sa., 28.11.1981 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:2 |
| Sa., 28.11.1981 | HFC Chemie - 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:2 |
| Sa., 28.11.1981 | BFC Dynamo - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 11 | 8-1-2 | 36:12 | 24 | 17 - 5 |
| 2. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 11 | 7-3-1 | 24:16 | 8 | 17 - 5 |
| 3. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 11 | 6-3-2 | 22:9 | 13 | 15 - 7 |
| 4. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 11 | 5-4-2 | 21:13 | 8 | 14 - 8 |
| 5. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 6-1-4 | 24:11 | 13 | 13 - 9 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 11 | 5-3-3 | 20:20 | 0 | 13 - 9 |
| 7. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 11 | 6-1-4 | 14:15 | -1 | 13 - 9 |
| 8. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 11 | 5-2-4 | 25:18 | 7 | 12 - 10 |
| 9. | |  | HFC Chemie | 11 | 5-2-4 | 17:15 | 2 | 12 - 10 |
| 10. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 11 | 4-1-6 | 19:19 | 0 | 9 - 13 |
| 11. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 11 | 2-3-6 | 17:25 | -8 | 7 - 15 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 11 | 2-2-7 | 5:21 | -16 | 6 - 16 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau | 11 | 1-2-8 | 10:40 | -30 | 4 - 18 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 11 | 0-2-9 | 4:24 | -20 | 2 - 20 |