| Sa., 19.09.1981 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Hansa Rostock | 2:4 |
| Sa., 19.09.1981 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 2:1 |
| Sa., 19.09.1981 | HFC Chemie - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2:0 |
| Sa., 19.09.1981 | BFC Dynamo - BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau | 7:0 |
| Sa., 19.09.1981 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:1 |
| Sa., 19.09.1981 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:2 |
| Sa., 19.09.1981 | BSG Energie Cottbus - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 4-1-0 | 14:6 | 8 | 9 - 1 |
| 2. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 5 | 3-2-0 | 11:3 | 8 | 8 - 2 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 5 | 3-2-0 | 8:4 | 4 | 8 - 2 |
| 4. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 5 | 3-1-1 | 19:6 | 13 | 7 - 3 |
| 5. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 5 | 3-0-2 | 15:7 | 8 | 6 - 4 |
| 6. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 5 | 3-0-2 | 13:7 | 6 | 6 - 4 |
| 7. |  |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 5 | 3-0-2 | 7:6 | 1 | 6 - 4 |
| 8. | |  | HFC Chemie | 5 | 2-1-2 | 8:7 | 1 | 5 - 5 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 5 | 2-0-3 | 4:11 | -7 | 4 - 6 |
| 10. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 5 | 1-1-3 | 9:11 | -2 | 3 - 7 |
| 11. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 5 | 1-1-3 | 5:11 | -6 | 3 - 7 |
| 12. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 5 | 1-0-4 | 7:13 | -6 | 2 - 8 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau | 5 | 1-0-4 | 6:25 | -19 | 2 - 8 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 5 | 0-1-4 | 1:10 | -9 | 1 - 9 |