| Fr., 23.10.1998 | VfB Leipzig - FSV Lok Altmark Stendal | 2:0 |
| Fr., 23.10.1998 | VFC Plauen - Dresdner SC | 0:0 |
| Sa., 24.10.1998 | Chemnitzer FC - FC Berlin | 1:1 |
| Sa., 24.10.1998 | FSV Zwickau - Spandauer SV | 5:2 |
| Sa., 24.10.1998 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Sachsen Leipzig | 4:1 |
| Sa., 24.10.1998 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl | 1:0 |
| Sa., 24.10.1998 | SV Babelsberg 03 - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:4 |
| Sa., 24.10.1998 | SD Croatia Berlin - FC Erzgebirge Aue | 1:0 |
| So., 25.10.1998 | 1. FC Magdeburg - 1. FC Dynamo Dresden | 1:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 12 | 7-4-1 | 21:10 | 11 | 25 |
| 2. | |  | FSV Zwickau | 12 | 7-3-2 | 19:11 | 8 | 24 |
| 3. | |  | VfB Leipzig | 12 | 7-2-3 | 25:14 | 11 | 23 |
| 4. | |  | VFC Plauen | 12 | 5-6-1 | 16:13 | 3 | 21 |
| 5. |  |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 12 | 6-2-4 | 19:8 | 11 | 20 |
| 6. |  |  | Chemnitzer FC | 12 | 5-5-2 | 16:9 | 7 | 20 |
| 7. | |  | FC Berlin | 12 | 5-5-2 | 18:13 | 5 | 20 |
| 8. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 12 | 5-5-2 | 19:16 | 3 | 20 |
| 9. | |  | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 12 | 5-3-4 | 13:10 | 3 | 18 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Dynamo Dresden | 12 | 5-2-5 | 17:15 | 2 | 17 |
| 11. | |  | FSV Lok Altmark Stendal | 12 | 4-2-6 | 9:16 | -7 | 14 |
| 12. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 12 | 3-4-5 | 10:13 | -3 | 13 |
| 13. | |  | FC Sachsen Leipzig | 12 | 3-4-5 | 19:26 | -7 | 13 |
| 14. | |  | Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl | 12 | 2-5-5 | 12:17 | -5 | 11 |
| 15. | |  | Spandauer SV | 12 | 3-2-7 | 15:22 | -7 | 11 |
| 16. | |  | SV Babelsberg 03 | 12 | 2-3-7 | 10:21 | -11 | 9 |
| 17. | |  | Dresdner SC | 12 | 2-3-7 | 6:17 | -11 | 9 |
| 18. | |  | SD Croatia Berlin | 12 | 2-0-10 | 6:19 | -13 | 6 |