The league was contested by fifteen teams, two less than in the previous season, and BSG Turbine Erfurt won the championship. It was the first of two championships for the club, winning it the following season as well.[3][4]
Source: [citation needed] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes:
^The match between Chemie Leipzig and Stahl Thale (originally 6–3) was scored 0–0 and a victory for Thale. The players from Chemie Leipzig, who had changed at their home Georg-Schwarz-Sportpark in Leutzsch, arrived late for the game at the Bruno-Plache-Stadion in Probstheida because of a bus breakdown.