| Place | Player | Team | Goals | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joachim Streich | 1. FC Magdeburg | 23 | 5 |
| 2. | Hans-Jurgen Riediger | BFC Dynamo | 20 | 2 |
| 3. | Dieter Kuhn | VfB Leipzig | 17 | 1 |
| 4. | Wolf-Rudiger Netz | BFC Dynamo | 16 | 0 |
| 5. | Martin Hoffmann | 1. FC Magdeburg | 12 | 0 |
| 6. | Jurgen Heun | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 11 | 0 |
| 7. | Klaus Havenstein | FSV Boehlen | 10 | 4 |
| 7. | Joachim Muller | Chemnitzer FC | 10 | 3 |
| 7. | Jurgen Raab | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 10 | 3 |
| 7. | Eberhard Lippmann | BSG Stahl Riesa | 10 | 4 |
| 11. | Holger Erler | Erzgebirge Aue | 9 | 4 |
| 11. | Frank Terletzki | BFC Dynamo | 9 | 4 |
| 11. | Dieter Riedel | Dynamo Dresden | 9 | 2 |
| 11. | Holger Krostitz | Hallescher FC | 9 | 2 |
| 15. | Hans Richter | Chemnitzer FC | 8 | 0 |
| 15. | Michael Noack | BFC Dynamo | 8 | 0 |
| 15. | Rainer Jarohs | Hansa Rostock | 8 | 1 |
| 15. | Frank Stein | Erzgebirge Aue | 8 | 0 |
| 19. | Rainer Sachse | Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 1 |
| 19. | Eberhard Koditz | FSV Boehlen | 7 | 0 |
| 19. | Hartmut Schade | Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 0 |
| 19. | Jurgen Pommerenke | 1. FC Magdeburg | 7 | 0 |
| 19. | Frank Pastor | Hallescher FC | 7 | 0 |
| 24. | Gerd Weber | Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 0 |
| 24. | Wolfram Meinert | BSG Stahl Riesa | 6 | 0 |
| 24. | Wolfram Lowe | VfB Leipzig | 6 | 1 |
| 24. | Manfred Vogel | Hallescher FC | 6 | 0 |
| 24. | Rudiger Schnuphase | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 6 | 0 |
| 29. | Werner Brautigam | FSV Zwickau | 5 | 0 |
| 29. | Jorg Seering | Hansa Rostock | 5 | 1 |
| 29. | Jurgen Sparwasser | 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 0 |
| 29. | Dieter Gopel | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 5 | 0 |
| 29. | Bernd Hubert | FSV Boehlen | 5 | 0 |
| 29. | Siegmund Mewes | 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 0 |
| 29. | Dixie Dorner | Dynamo Dresden | 5 | 0 |
| 29. | Andreas Trautmann | Dynamo Dresden | 5 | 0 |
| 29. | Michael Mischinger | Hansa Rostock | 5 | 0 |
| 38. | Dietmar Sengewald | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Ralf Strasser | BFC Dynamo | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Michael Paschek | 1. FC Union Berlin | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Jurgen Ganz | FSV Zwickau | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Udo Schmuck | Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Hans-Gunter Schroder | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Hartmut Pelka | BFC Dynamo | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Christian Radtke | Hansa Rostock | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Rudiger Kaschke | Hansa Rostock | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Jurgen Korner | Erzgebirge Aue | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Frank Richter | Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Gert Heidler | Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 0 |
| 38. | Volkmar Raabe | BSG Stahl Riesa | 4 | 0 |