| Sa., 22.02.1986 | 1. FC Magdeburg - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 1:0 |
| Sa., 22.02.1986 | BSG Wismut Aue - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:1 |
| Sa., 22.02.1986 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BFC Dynamo | 1:1 |
| Sa., 22.02.1986 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 0:0 |
| Sa., 22.02.1986 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 3:1 |
| Sa., 22.02.1986 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Hansa Rostock | 1:0 |
| Mi., 19.03.1986 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 14 | 9-3-2 | 26:16 | 10 | 21 - 7 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 14 | 7-5-2 | 25:18 | 7 | 19 - 9 |
| 3. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 14 | 6-6-2 | 22:11 | 11 | 18 - 10 |
| 4. |  |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 14 | 6-4-4 | 17:15 | 2 | 16 - 12 |
| 5. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 14 | 6-3-5 | 16:13 | 3 | 15 - 13 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 14 | 5-4-5 | 20:18 | 2 | 14 - 14 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 14 | 5-4-5 | 21:22 | -1 | 14 - 14 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 14 | 5-4-5 | 16:18 | -2 | 14 - 14 |
| 9. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 14 | 4-5-5 | 19:21 | -2 | 13 - 15 |
| 10. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 14 | 3-6-5 | 21:20 | 1 | 12 - 16 |
| 11. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 14 | 4-3-7 | 20:24 | -4 | 11 - 17 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 14 | 4-3-7 | 15:20 | -5 | 11 - 17 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 14 | 3-5-6 | 15:22 | -7 | 11 - 17 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 14 | 1-5-8 | 15:30 | -15 | 7 - 21 |