| Mi., 14.10.1981 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 3:1 |
| Mi., 14.10.1981 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau | 3:0 |
| Mi., 14.10.1981 | FC Hansa Rostock - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:2 |
| Mi., 14.10.1981 | HFC Chemie - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 1:0 |
| Mi., 14.10.1981 | BFC Dynamo - BSG Wismut Aue | 5:0 |
| Mi., 14.10.1981 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Energie Cottbus | 3:0 |
| Mi., 14.10.1981 | SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 7 | 5-2-0 | 17:3 | 14 | 12 - 2 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 7 | 5-2-0 | 19:8 | 11 | 12 - 2 |
| 3. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 7 | 5-1-1 | 28:7 | 21 | 11 - 3 |
| 4. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 7 | 4-2-1 | 14:8 | 6 | 10 - 4 |
| 5. | |  | HFC Chemie | 7 | 4-1-2 | 12:7 | 5 | 9 - 5 |
| 6. |  |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 7 | 4-0-3 | 18:13 | 5 | 8 - 6 |
| 7. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 3-1-3 | 15:8 | 7 | 7 - 7 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 7 | 3-1-3 | 9:13 | -4 | 7 - 7 |
| 9. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 7 | 3-1-3 | 8:12 | -4 | 7 - 7 |
| 10. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 7 | 2-0-5 | 10:15 | -5 | 4 - 10 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 7 | 2-0-5 | 5:16 | -11 | 4 - 10 |
| 12. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 7 | 1-1-5 | 10:18 | -8 | 3 - 11 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 7 | 0-2-5 | 1:13 | -12 | 2 - 12 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau | 7 | 1-0-6 | 6:31 | -25 | 2 - 12 |