| Sa., 29.09.1979 | BSG Stahl Riesa - HFC Chemie | 0:0 |
| Sa., 29.09.1979 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2:1 |
| Sa., 29.09.1979 | SG Dynamo Dresden - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 3:0 |
| Sa., 29.09.1979 | BFC Dynamo - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 4:0 |
| Sa., 29.09.1979 | BSG Chemie Leipzig - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 2:1 |
| Sa., 29.09.1979 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:0 |
| Sa., 29.09.1979 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Union Berlin | 0:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 6-0-0 | 18:2 | 16 | 12 - 0 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 6 | 5-1-0 | 15:3 | 12 | 11 - 1 |
| 3. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 6 | 4-1-1 | 9:7 | 2 | 9 - 3 |
| 4. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 6 | 4-0-2 | 14:7 | 7 | 8 - 4 |
| 5. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 6 | 4-0-2 | 12:9 | 3 | 8 - 4 |
| 6. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 6 | 3-0-3 | 9:10 | -1 | 6 - 6 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 6 | 2-1-3 | 4:6 | -2 | 5 - 7 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 6 | 2-1-3 | 4:8 | -4 | 5 - 7 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 6 | 2-1-3 | 7:12 | -5 | 5 - 7 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 6 | 2-0-4 | 6:7 | -1 | 4 - 8 |
| 11. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 6 | 2-0-4 | 9:13 | -4 | 4 - 8 |
| 12. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 6 | 2-0-4 | 6:10 | -4 | 4 - 8 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 6 | 0-3-3 | 3:14 | -11 | 3 - 9 |
| 14. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 6 | 0-0-6 | 7:15 | -8 | 0 - 12 |