| 02.09.1983 | 17:00 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | - | 1. FC Union Berlin | 3:1 (1:0) | |
| 17:00 | BSG Wismut Aue | - | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 3:1 (1:1) | ||
| 17:00 | BFC Dynamo | - | BSG Stahl Riesa | 4:2 (2:1) | ||
| 17:00 | Hansa Rostock | - | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 1:0 (1:0) | ||
| 17:00 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | - | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 3:1 (0:0) | ||
| 17:00 | HFC Chemie | - | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3:3 (3:2) | ||
| 03.09.1983 | 15:00 | Dynamo Dresden | - | 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:0 (2:0) |
| » Tabelle | Heim | Auswärts | Hinrunde | Rückrunde | 1. Halbzeit | 2. Halbzeit |
| # | Mannschaft | Sp. | S. | U. | N. | Tore | Dif. | Pk. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9:3 | 6 | 7:1 |
| 2 |
|
BFC Dynamo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11:5 | 6 | 6:2 |
| 3 |
|
1. FC Magdeburg | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10:5 | 5 | 6:2 |
| 4 |
|
Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6:3 | 3 | 6:2 |
| 5 |
|
BSG Wismut Aue | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7:6 | 1 | 5:3 |
| 6 |
|
FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8:5 | 3 | 4:4 |
| 7 |
|
Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8:7 | 1 | 4:4 |
| 8 |
|
HFC Chemie | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8:9 | -1 | 4:4 |
| 9 |
|
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8:7 | 1 | 3:5 |
| 10 |
|
FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9:10 | -1 | 3:5 |
| 11 |
|
BSG Stahl Riesa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7:9 | -2 | 3:5 |
| 12 |
|
Hansa Rostock | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3:8 | -5 | 3:5 |
| 13 |
|
BSG Chemie Leipzig | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3:9 | -6 | 1:7 |
| 14 |
|
1. FC Union Berlin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4:15 | -11 | 1:7 |
| Playoffs |