| Place | Player | Team | Goals | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rainer Ernst | BFC Dynamo | 24 | 8 |
| 2. | Frank Pastor | BFC Dynamo | 22 | 0 |
| 3. | Joachim Streich | 1. FC Magdeburg | 18 | 1 |
| 4. | Torsten Gutschow | Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 1 |
| 5. | Andreas Thom | BFC Dynamo | 14 | 0 |
| 6. | Volkmar Kuhlee | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 13 | 0 |
| 6. | Harald Mothes | Erzgebirge Aue | 13 | 0 |
| 8. | Uwe Weidemann | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 12 | 0 |
| 9. | Stefan Persigehl | Chemnitzer FC | 11 | 0 |
| 9. | Michael Glowatzky | Chemnitzer FC | 11 | 0 |
| 9. | Ralf Minge | Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 0 |
| 12. | Olaf Marschall | VfB Leipzig | 10 | 0 |
| 12. | Hans Richter | VfB Leipzig | 10 | 0 |
| 12. | Jurgen Raab | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 10 | 2 |
| 15. | Jens Pfahl | BSG Stahl Riesa | 9 | 0 |
| 15. | Hans-Jorg Hildebrandt | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 9 | 0 |
| 15. | Rainer Jarohs | Hansa Rostock | 9 | 1 |
| 18. | Wolfgang Steinbach | 1. FC Magdeburg | 8 | 5 |
| 18. | Wolfgang Altmann | VfB Leipzig | 8 | 0 |
| 18. | Christian Backs | BFC Dynamo | 8 | 0 |
| 18. | Axel Schulz | Hansa Rostock | 8 | 5 |
| 18. | Josef Vlay | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 8 | 0 |
| 18. | Damian Halata | 1. FC Magdeburg | 8 | 0 |
| 24. | Ulf Kirsten | Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 0 |
| 24. | Heiko Peschke | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 7 | 0 |
| 24. | Reinhard Hafner | Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 5 |
| 24. | Andreas Bielau | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 7 | 0 |
| 24. | Jurgen Heun | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 7 | 0 |
| 24. | Andre Jarmuszkiewicz | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 7 | 3 |
| 24. | Jurgen Bahringer | Chemnitzer FC | 7 | 1 |
| 24. | Andreas Trautmann | Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 0 |
| 32. | Frank Jeske | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 6 | 0 |
| 32. | Peter Schone | VfB Leipzig | 6 | 0 |
| 32. | Rudiger Schnuphase | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 6 | 1 |
| 32. | Holger Dobbel | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 6 | 0 |
| 32. | Hans-Jorg Leitzke | FC Sachsen Leipzig | 6 | 0 |
| 32. | Uwe Zotzsche | VfB Leipzig | 6 | 3 |
| 38. | Armin Romstedt | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 5 | 1 |
| 38. | Dirk Stahmann | 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 0 |
| 38. | Dieter Kuhn | VfB Leipzig | 5 | 0 |
| 38. | Juri Schlunz | Hansa Rostock | 5 | 0 |
| 38. | Falk Zschiedrich | BSG Stahl Riesa | 5 | 0 |
| 43. | Karsten Winkel | BSG Stahl Riesa | 4 | 2 |
| 43. | Hans-Uwe Pilz | Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 0 |
| 43. | Bernd Schulz | BFC Dynamo | 4 | 0 |
| 43. | Martin Busse | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 4 | 1 |
| 43. | Heiko Scholz | FC Sachsen Leipzig | 4 | 0 |
| 43. | Uwe Schulz | 1. FC Frankfurt (Oder) | 4 | 0 |
| 43. | Henry Lesser | 1. Suhler SV | 4 | 0 |
| 43. | Dixie Dorner | Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 0 |