| Sa., 06.10.1979 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 3:2 |
| Sa., 06.10.1979 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BSG Stahl Riesa | 3:1 |
| Sa., 06.10.1979 | HFC Chemie - 1. FC Magdeburg | 5:1 |
| Sa., 06.10.1979 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - BSG Chemie Leipzig | 0:3 |
| Sa., 06.10.1979 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BFC Dynamo | 2:0 |
| Sa., 06.10.1979 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - BSG Wismut Aue | 2:0 |
| Mi., 17.10.1979 | 1. FC Union Berlin - SG Dynamo Dresden | 0:3 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 7-0-0 | 21:2 | 19 | 14 - 0 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 7 | 5-1-1 | 15:5 | 10 | 11 - 3 |
| 3. | |  | HFC Chemie | 7 | 5-1-1 | 14:8 | 6 | 11 - 3 |
| 4. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 7 | 5-0-2 | 14:9 | 5 | 10 - 4 |
| 5. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 7 | 4-0-3 | 15:12 | 3 | 8 - 6 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 7 | 3-1-3 | 10:12 | -2 | 7 - 7 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 7 | 3-0-4 | 11:13 | -2 | 6 - 8 |
| 8. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 7 | 3-0-4 | 11:13 | -2 | 6 - 8 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 7 | 3-0-4 | 9:12 | -3 | 6 - 8 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 7 | 2-1-4 | 4:9 | -5 | 5 - 9 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 7 | 2-1-4 | 4:10 | -6 | 5 - 9 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 7 | 2-0-5 | 6:10 | -4 | 4 - 10 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 7 | 0-3-4 | 4:17 | -13 | 3 - 11 |
| 14. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 7 | 1-0-6 | 10:16 | -6 | 2 - 12 |