| Place | Player | Team | Goals | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hans-Jurgen Kreische | Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 5 |
| 2. | Eberhard Vogel | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 17 | 0 |
| 3. | Hans-Bert Matoul | VfB Leipzig | 14 | 1 |
| 4. | Joachim Streich | Hansa Rostock | 13 | 2 |
| 5. | Wolfram Lowe | VfB Leipzig | 12 | 0 |
| 6. | Heinz Dietzsch | FSV Zwickau | 11 | 3 |
| 6. | Norbert Johannsen | BFC Dynamo | 11 | 3 |
| 8. | Michael Paschek | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 10 | 0 |
| 8. | Henning Frenzel | VfB Leipzig | 10 | 0 |
| 8. | Reinhard Lauck | 1. FC Union Berlin | 10 | 3 |
| 11. | Horst Weisshaupt | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 9 | 0 |
| 11. | Dieter Lenz | Hansa Rostock | 9 | 0 |
| 11. | Jurgen Pommerenke | 1. FC Magdeburg | 9 | 0 |
| 11. | Rudiger Schnuphase | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 9 | 1 |
| 15. | Dieter Scheitler | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 8 | 0 |
| 15. | Jurgen Piepenburg | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 8 | 0 |
| 15. | Dietmar Pohl | Erzgebirge Aue | 8 | 5 |
| 15. | Reinhard Segger | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 8 | 1 |
| 19. | Klaus-Dieter Boelssen | Hallescher FC | 7 | 0 |
| 19. | Hans-Jurgen Hermann | 1. FC Magdeburg | 7 | 0 |
| 19. | Manfred Geisler | VfB Leipzig | 7 | 2 |
| 22. | Wolfgang Schmidt | Hallescher FC | 6 | 0 |
| 22. | Frank Richter | Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 0 |
| 22. | Jurgen Sparwasser | 1. FC Magdeburg | 6 | 0 |
| 22. | Frank Terletzki | BFC Dynamo | 6 | 2 |
| 22. | Christoph Franke | Chemnitzer FC | 6 | 0 |
| 22. | Bernd Bransch | Hallescher FC | 6 | 0 |
| 22. | Bernd Trunzer | FC Sachsen Leipzig | 6 | 0 |
| 22. | Joachim Muller | Chemnitzer FC | 6 | 0 |
| 22. | Wolfgang Seguin | 1. FC Magdeburg | 6 | 1 |
| 22. | Wolf-Rudiger Netz | BFC Dynamo | 6 | 0 |
| 22. | Lutz Lindemann | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 6 | 2 |
| 33. | Jurgen Schubert | FC Sachsen Leipzig | 5 | 0 |
| 33. | Reinhard Hafner | Dynamo Dresden | 5 | 2 |
| 33. | Gunter Seinig | Erzgebirge Aue | 5 | 0 |
| 33. | Lothar Kurbjuweit | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 5 | 0 |
| 33. | Roland Nowotny | Hallescher FC | 5 | 0 |
| 38. | Norbert Pysall | 1. FC Magdeburg | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Rainer Sachse | Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Dieter Leuschner | FSV Zwickau | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Helmut Schuhler | Hansa Rostock | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Horst Wruck | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 4 | 1 |
| 38. | Gert Heidler | Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Jurgen Bahringer | Chemnitzer FC | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Horst Rau | Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Frieder Andrich | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Erhard Mosert | Hallescher FC | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Dieter Riedel | Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Eberhard Koditz | VfB Leipzig | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Gerd Schellenberg | FSV Zwickau | 4 | 0 |