| Sa., 05.09.1981 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:0 |
| Sa., 05.09.1981 | HFC Chemie - FC Hansa Rostock | 4:2 |
| Sa., 05.09.1981 | BFC Dynamo - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 6:0 |
| Sa., 05.09.1981 | 1. FC Magdeburg - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 4:1 |
| Sa., 05.09.1981 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau | 10:0 |
| Sa., 05.09.1981 | BSG Energie Cottbus - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 0:1 |
| Sa., 05.09.1981 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 3 | 2-1-0 | 11:3 | 8 | 5 - 1 |
| 2. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3 | 2-1-0 | 9:2 | 7 | 5 - 1 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 3 | 2-1-0 | 9:5 | 4 | 5 - 1 |
| 4. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 3 | 2-0-1 | 11:5 | 6 | 4 - 2 |
| 5. |  |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 3 | 2-0-1 | 10:4 | 6 | 4 - 2 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 3 | 1-2-0 | 5:3 | 2 | 4 - 2 |
| 7. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 3 | 2-0-1 | 3:6 | -3 | 4 - 2 |
| 8. | |  | HFC Chemie | 3 | 1-1-1 | 6:5 | 1 | 3 - 3 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 3 | 1-0-2 | 4:5 | -1 | 2 - 4 |
| 10. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 3 | 1-0-2 | 4:7 | -3 | 2 - 4 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau | 3 | 1-0-2 | 6:15 | -9 | 2 - 4 |
| 12. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 3 | 0-1-2 | 5:8 | -3 | 1 - 5 |
| 13. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 3 | 0-1-2 | 2:9 | -7 | 1 - 5 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 3 | 0-0-3 | 1:9 | -8 | 0 - 6 |