| Place | Player | Team | Goals | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rudiger Schnuphase | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 19 | 9 |
| 2. | Jurgen Heun | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 16 | 0 |
| 2. | Rainer Pietsch | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 16 | 0 |
| 2. | Joachim Streich | 1. FC Magdeburg | 16 | 0 |
| 5. | Ralf Minge | Dynamo Dresden | 14 | 0 |
| 6. | Hans Richter | Chemnitzer FC | 13 | 0 |
| 7. | Rainer Troppa | BFC Dynamo | 12 | 0 |
| 7. | Wolf-Rudiger Netz | BFC Dynamo | 12 | 0 |
| 9. | Martin Busse | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 11 | 0 |
| 10. | Frieder Andrich | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 10 | 2 |
| 10. | Hans-Jurgen Riediger | BFC Dynamo | 10 | 0 |
| 12. | Axel Schulz | Hansa Rostock | 9 | 5 |
| 12. | Harald Mothes | Erzgebirge Aue | 9 | 0 |
| 14. | Andreas Bornschein | VfB Leipzig | 8 | 2 |
| 14. | Rainer Jarohs | Hansa Rostock | 8 | 0 |
| 14. | Dieter Kuhn | VfB Leipzig | 8 | 0 |
| 17. | Jurgen Pommerenke | 1. FC Magdeburg | 7 | 0 |
| 17. | Ralf Strasser | BFC Dynamo | 7 | 0 |
| 17. | Hans-Uwe Pilz | FSV Zwickau | 7 | 2 |
| 17. | Artur Ullrich | BFC Dynamo | 7 | 7 |
| 17. | Matthias Doschner | Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 0 |
| 17. | Josef Vlay | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 7 | 0 |
| 17. | Matthias Liebers | VfB Leipzig | 7 | 1 |
| 17. | Thomas Dennstedt | VfB Leipzig | 7 | 0 |
| 17. | Wolfgang Schmidt | Hallescher FC | 7 | 1 |
| 26. | Joachim Muller | Chemnitzer FC | 6 | 3 |
| 26. | Harald Gramenz | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 6 | 0 |
| 26. | Jurgen Raab | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 6 | 0 |
| 26. | Thomas Teubner | Erzgebirge Aue | 6 | 0 |
| 26. | Armin Romstedt | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 6 | 0 |
| 26. | Andreas Muller | Chemnitzer FC | 6 | 0 |
| 26. | Bernd Schulz | BFC Dynamo | 6 | 0 |
| 26. | Uwe Zotzsche | VfB Leipzig | 6 | 2 |
| 26. | Juri Schlunz | Hansa Rostock | 6 | 0 |
| 26. | Frank Terletzki | BFC Dynamo | 6 | 0 |
| 26. | Wolfgang Steinbach | 1. FC Magdeburg | 6 | 1 |
| 37. | Uwe Fuchs | FSV Zwickau | 5 | 0 |
| 37. | Frank-Jurgen Kuhnt | Hallescher FC | 5 | 0 |
| 37. | Bernd Bielmeier | FSV Zwickau | 5 | 0 |
| 37. | Christian Backs | BFC Dynamo | 5 | 0 |
| 37. | Uwe Schulz | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 5 | 4 |
| 37. | Andreas Bielau | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 5 | 0 |
| 37. | Martin Trocha | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 5 | 0 |
| 37. | Hans-Dieter Paulo | Energie Cottbus | 5 | 0 |
| 37. | Stefan Persigehl | Chemnitzer FC | 5 | 0 |
| 37. | Martin Iffarth | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 5 | 3 |
| 47. | Wolfgang Ihle | Chemnitzer FC | 4 | 0 |
| 47. | Rainer Ernst | BFC Dynamo | 4 | 0 |
| 47. | Lutz Schulbe | Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 0 |
| 47. | Frank Pastor | Hallescher FC | 4 | 0 |