| Place | Player | Team | Goals | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dieter Kuhn | VfB Leipzig | 21 | 2 |
| 2. | Joachim Streich | 1. FC Magdeburg | 19 | 1 |
| 3. | Gerd Weber | Dynamo Dresden | 16 | 3 |
| 4. | Hartmut Pelka | BFC Dynamo | 15 | 0 |
| 5. | Hans-Jurgen Riediger | BFC Dynamo | 13 | 0 |
| 6. | Frank Terletzki | BFC Dynamo | 12 | 4 |
| 7. | Holger Krostitz | Hallescher FC | 11 | 4 |
| 8. | Eberhard Vogel | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 9 | 0 |
| 9. | Peter Kotte | Dynamo Dresden | 8 | 1 |
| 9. | Udo Schmuck | Dynamo Dresden | 8 | 0 |
| 9. | Wolf-Rudiger Netz | BFC Dynamo | 8 | 0 |
| 9. | Volker Grossmann | VfB Leipzig | 8 | 0 |
| 9. | Andre Jarmuszkiewicz | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 8 | 5 |
| 14. | Jurgen Pommerenke | 1. FC Magdeburg | 7 | 0 |
| 14. | Dixie Dorner | Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 0 |
| 14. | Frank Pastor | Hallescher FC | 7 | 0 |
| 14. | Rudiger Schnuphase | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 7 | 2 |
| 14. | Ralf Strasser | BFC Dynamo | 7 | 0 |
| 19. | Holger Erler | Erzgebirge Aue | 6 | 3 |
| 19. | Werner Peter | Hallescher FC | 6 | 0 |
| 19. | Wolfgang Lischke | FC Sachsen Leipzig | 6 | 2 |
| 19. | Jurgen Bahringer | Chemnitzer FC | 6 | 1 |
| 19. | Harald Mothes | Erzgebirge Aue | 6 | 0 |
| 19. | Ralph Conrad | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 6 | 0 |
| 19. | Eberhard Lippmann | BSG Stahl Riesa | 6 | 0 |
| 19. | Andreas Trautmann | Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 0 |
| 27. | Thomas Dennstedt | VfB Leipzig | 5 | 0 |
| 27. | Rainer Pietsch | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 5 | 0 |
| 27. | Jurgen Heun | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 5 | 0 |
| 27. | Martin Hoffmann | 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 0 |
| 27. | Thomas Topfer | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 5 | 2 |
| 27. | Armin Romstedt | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 5 | 0 |
| 27. | Gert Heidler | Dynamo Dresden | 5 | 0 |
| 27. | Frieder Andrich | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 5 | 0 |
| 27. | Hans Richter | Chemnitzer FC | 5 | 0 |
| 27. | Jurgen Raab | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 5 | 0 |
| 37. | Harald Fritz | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 4 | 0 |
| 37. | Uwe Fuchs | FSV Zwickau | 4 | 1 |
| 37. | Lutz Otto | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 4 | 0 |
| 37. | Bernd Schulz | BFC Dynamo | 4 | 0 |
| 37. | Werner Brautigam | FSV Zwickau | 4 | 0 |
| 37. | Martin Iffarth | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 4 | 4 |
| 37. | Thomas Borner | BSG Stahl Riesa | 4 | 1 |
| 44. | Detlef Robitzsch | Hallescher FC | 3 | 0 |
| 44. | Ulrich Netz | 1. FC Union Berlin | 3 | 1 |
| 44. | Uwe Lorenz | Hallescher FC | 3 | 0 |
| 44. | Ronald Kreer | VfB Leipzig | 3 | 0 |
| 44. | Wolfram Lowe | VfB Leipzig | 3 | 0 |
| 44. | Gert-Rainer Stephan | FSV Zwickau | 3 | 2 |
| 44. | Martin Trocha | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3 | 0 |