[3][4] Manfred Vogel of BSG Sachsenring Zwickau was the league's top scorer with 17 goals,[5] while Jürgen Pommerenke of 1.
FC Magdeburg won the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.
[6] On the strength of the 1974–75 title Magdeburg qualified for the 1975–76 European Cup where the club was knocked out by Malmö FF in the first round.
Second-placed FC Carl Zeiss Jena qualified for the 1975–76 UEFA Cup where it was knocked out in the second round by Stal Mielec while third-placed Dynamo Dresden lost to Liverpool F.C.
[7] The 1974–75 season saw two newly promoted clubs Hallescher FC Chemie and ASG Vorwärts Stralsund.