| Sa., 29.03.1980 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Wismut Aue | 0:2 |
| Sa., 29.03.1980 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - SG Dynamo Dresden | 4:2 |
| Sa., 29.03.1980 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:0 |
| Sa., 29.03.1980 | HFC Chemie - BSG Stahl Riesa | 1:1 |
| Sa., 29.03.1980 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:0 |
| Sa., 29.03.1980 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BSG Chemie Leipzig | 3:0 |
| Sa., 29.03.1980 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - BFC Dynamo | 0:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 19 | 14-3-2 | 53:12 | 41 | 31 - 7 |
| 2. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 15-1-3 | 46:16 | 30 | 31 - 7 |
| 3. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 19 | 10-4-5 | 28:21 | 7 | 24 - 14 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 19 | 9-5-5 | 31:18 | 13 | 23 - 15 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 19 | 9-4-6 | 36:24 | 12 | 22 - 16 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 19 | 8-4-7 | 28:24 | 4 | 20 - 18 |
| 7. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 19 | 7-6-6 | 25:30 | -5 | 20 - 18 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 19 | 6-4-9 | 20:27 | -7 | 16 - 22 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 19 | 6-3-10 | 27:26 | 1 | 15 - 23 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 19 | 6-3-10 | 16:31 | -15 | 15 - 23 |
| 11. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 19 | 4-5-10 | 18:30 | -12 | 13 - 25 |
| 12. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 19 | 4-4-11 | 11:28 | -17 | 12 - 26 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 19 | 4-4-11 | 20:46 | -26 | 12 - 26 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 19 | 1-10-8 | 12:38 | -26 | 12 - 26 |