| Place | Player | Team | Goals | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joachim Streich | 1. FC Magdeburg | 17 | 2 |
| 2. | Hans-Jurgen Kreische | Dynamo Dresden | 13 | 0 |
| 3. | Rainer Sachse | Dynamo Dresden | 12 | 0 |
| 3. | Manfred Vogel | Hallescher FC | 12 | 1 |
| 5. | Jurgen Sparwasser | 1. FC Magdeburg | 10 | 0 |
| 5. | Rudiger Schnuphase | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 10 | 0 |
| 7. | Gert Heidler | Dynamo Dresden | 8 | 0 |
| 8. | Friedrich-Wilhelm Gocke | Chemnitzer FC | 7 | 0 |
| 8. | Eberhard Vogel | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 7 | 0 |
| 8. | Jurgen Bahringer | Chemnitzer FC | 7 | 0 |
| 8. | Rainer Jarohs | Hansa Rostock | 7 | 1 |
| 8. | Peter Kotte | Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 2 |
| 8. | Thomas Teubner | Erzgebirge Aue | 7 | 0 |
| 8. | Frank Terletzki | BFC Dynamo | 7 | 5 |
| 8. | Wolf-Rudiger Netz | BFC Dynamo | 7 | 0 |
| 8. | Henning Frenzel | VfB Leipzig | 7 | 2 |
| 17. | Lutz Lindemann | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 6 | 0 |
| 17. | Michael Paschek | 1. FC Union Berlin | 6 | 0 |
| 17. | Wolfram Lowe | VfB Leipzig | 6 | 0 |
| 17. | Peter Nestler | FSV Zwickau | 6 | 2 |
| 17. | Reinhard Lauck | BFC Dynamo | 6 | 0 |
| 17. | Peter Ducke | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 6 | 0 |
| 17. | Frieder Andrich | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 6 | 3 |
| 17. | Hartmut Schade | Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 0 |
| 17. | Werner Peter | Hallescher FC | 6 | 0 |
| 26. | Joachim Muller | Chemnitzer FC | 5 | 0 |
| 26. | Frank Schuster | BSG Stahl Riesa | 5 | 0 |
| 26. | Dieter Kuhn | VfB Leipzig | 5 | 0 |
| 26. | Rainer Rohde | 1. FC Union Berlin | 5 | 4 |
| 26. | Hans-Jurgen Riediger | BFC Dynamo | 5 | 0 |
| 26. | Matthias Muller | Dynamo Dresden | 5 | 0 |
| 26. | Eberhard Lippmann | BSG Stahl Riesa | 5 | 1 |
| 26. | Siegmund Mewes | 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 0 |
| 26. | Lutz Moldt | VfB Leipzig | 5 | 1 |
| 35. | Martin Hoffmann | 1. FC Magdeburg | 4 | 0 |
| 35. | Wolfram Meinert | BSG Stahl Riesa | 4 | 0 |
| 35. | Dietrich Kehl | Hansa Rostock | 4 | 0 |
| 35. | Werner Brautigam | FSV Zwickau | 4 | 0 |
| 35. | Joachim Sigusch | 1. FC Union Berlin | 4 | 0 |
| 35. | Michael Braun | FSV Zwickau | 4 | 0 |
| 35. | Jorg Hornik | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 4 | 0 |
| 35. | Heinz Dietzsch | FSV Zwickau | 4 | 2 |
| 35. | Klaus Schroder | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 4 | 0 |
| 35. | Wolfgang Ihle | Chemnitzer FC | 4 | 0 |
| 35. | Ralph Conrad | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 4 | 0 |
| 35. | Bernd Brillat | BFC Dynamo | 4 | 0 |
| 35. | Horst Weisshaupt | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 4 | 0 |
| 48. | Karsten Heine | 1. FC Union Berlin | 3 | 0 |
| 48. | Hans-Uwe Pilz | FSV Zwickau | 3 | 0 |
| 48. | Dieter Riedel | Dynamo Dresden | 3 | 0 |