| Sa., 26.09.1981 | BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau - HFC Chemie | 0:3 |
| Sa., 26.09.1981 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 4:3 |
| Sa., 26.09.1981 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:0 |
| Sa., 26.09.1981 | BSG Energie Cottbus - SG Dynamo Dresden | 0:0 |
| Sa., 26.09.1981 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:2 |
| Sa., 26.09.1981 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - BFC Dynamo | 1:4 |
| Sa., 26.09.1981 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Hansa Rostock | 5:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 6 | 4-2-0 | 16:3 | 13 | 10 - 2 |
| 2. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 6 | 4-2-0 | 16:8 | 8 | 10 - 2 |
| 3. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 6 | 4-1-1 | 23:7 | 16 | 9 - 3 |
| 4. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 6 | 4-0-2 | 17:10 | 7 | 8 - 4 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 6 | 3-2-1 | 11:8 | 3 | 8 - 4 |
| 6. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 3-1-2 | 15:7 | 8 | 7 - 5 |
| 7. | |  | HFC Chemie | 6 | 3-1-2 | 11:7 | 4 | 7 - 5 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 6 | 3-1-2 | 9:8 | 1 | 7 - 5 |
| 9. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 6 | 2-1-3 | 6:11 | -5 | 5 - 7 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 6 | 2-0-4 | 5:15 | -10 | 4 - 8 |
| 11. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 6 | 1-1-4 | 9:16 | -7 | 3 - 9 |
| 12. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 6 | 1-0-5 | 7:14 | -7 | 2 - 10 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 6 | 0-2-4 | 1:10 | -9 | 2 - 10 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau | 6 | 1-0-5 | 6:28 | -22 | 2 - 10 |