| Place | Player | Team | Goals | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rainer Ernst | BFC Dynamo | 20 | 2 |
| 2. | Rainer Pietsch | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 17 | 0 |
| 2. | Ralf Minge | Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 0 |
| 4. | Dieter Kuhn | VfB Leipzig | 15 | 1 |
| 5. | Joachim Streich | 1. FC Magdeburg | 13 | 0 |
| 6. | Hans Richter | VfB Leipzig | 12 | 0 |
| 7. | Jens Pfahl | BSG Stahl Riesa | 11 | 0 |
| 7. | Harald Mothes | Erzgebirge Aue | 11 | 0 |
| 7. | Jurgen Raab | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 11 | 0 |
| 10. | Wolfgang Steinbach | 1. FC Magdeburg | 10 | 4 |
| 10. | Bernd Schulz | BFC Dynamo | 10 | 0 |
| 12. | Stefan Persigehl | Chemnitzer FC | 9 | 0 |
| 12. | Dietmar Jentzsch | BSG Stahl Riesa | 9 | 1 |
| 12. | Frank Pastor | Hallescher FC | 9 | 4 |
| 12. | Rudiger Schnuphase | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 9 | 3 |
| 16. | Olaf Seier | 1. FC Union Berlin | 8 | 0 |
| 16. | Martin Busse | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 8 | 0 |
| 18. | Andreas Bielau | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 7 | 0 |
| 18. | Torsten Gutschow | Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 1 |
| 18. | Mario Neuhauser | Chemnitzer FC | 7 | 0 |
| 21. | Jurgen Heun | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 6 | 0 |
| 21. | Jorg Burow | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 6 | 0 |
| 21. | Uwe Schulz | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 6 | 0 |
| 21. | Hans-Uwe Pilz | Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 0 |
| 21. | Uwe Lorenz | Hallescher FC | 6 | 0 |
| 21. | Andreas Winter | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 6 | 4 |
| 21. | Armin Romstedt | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 6 | 0 |
| 21. | Reinhard Hafner | Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 4 |
| 21. | Damian Halata | 1. FC Magdeburg | 6 | 0 |
| 30. | Axel Wittke | 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 0 |
| 30. | Jurgen Bahringer | Chemnitzer FC | 5 | 0 |
| 30. | Rainer Jarohs | Hansa Rostock | 5 | 0 |
| 30. | Hans-Jorg Hildebrandt | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 5 | 0 |
| 30. | Jens Koppe | Hansa Rostock | 5 | 0 |
| 30. | Uwe Zotzsche | VfB Leipzig | 5 | 3 |
| 30. | Frieder Andrich | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 5 | 0 |
| 37. | Andreas Thom | BFC Dynamo | 4 | 0 |
| 37. | Matthias Doschner | Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 1 |
| 37. | Fred Mecke | BSG Stahl Riesa | 4 | 0 |
| 37. | Uwe Bauer | Erzgebirge Aue | 4 | 0 |
| 37. | Andre Jarmuszkiewicz | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 4 | 1 |
| 37. | Joachim Fritsche | FC Sachsen Leipzig | 4 | 2 |
| 37. | Matthias Liebers | VfB Leipzig | 4 | 2 |
| 37. | Wolfgang Korner | Erzgebirge Aue | 4 | 3 |
| 37. | Frank Terletzki | BFC Dynamo | 4 | 0 |
| 37. | Jorg Hornik | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 4 | 0 |
| 37. | Hans-Jorg Leitzke | FC Sachsen Leipzig | 4 | 0 |
| 37. | Lutz Hovest | 1. FC Union Berlin | 4 | 0 |
| 37. | Siegmund Mewes | 1. FC Magdeburg | 4 | 0 |
| 37. | Juri Schlunz | Hansa Rostock | 4 | 0 |