| Sa., 07.04.1979 | HFC Chemie - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:2 |
| Sa., 07.04.1979 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:0 |
| Sa., 07.04.1979 | BSG Chemie Böhlen - 1. FC Union Berlin | 1:2 |
| Sa., 07.04.1979 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 4:0 |
| Sa., 07.04.1979 | 1. FC Magdeburg - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 3:0 |
| Sa., 07.04.1979 | BFC Dynamo - BSG Stahl Riesa | 1:0 |
| Sa., 07.04.1979 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - FC Hansa Rostock | 2:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 19 | 16-3-0 | 53:9 | 44 | 35 - 3 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 10-8-1 | 40:12 | 28 | 28 - 10 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 19 | 11-3-5 | 44:20 | 24 | 25 - 13 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 19 | 11-3-5 | 30:15 | 15 | 25 - 13 |
| 5. | |  | HFC Chemie | 19 | 8-5-6 | 29:24 | 5 | 21 - 17 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 19 | 8-5-6 | 31:31 | 0 | 21 - 17 |
| 7. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 19 | 8-4-7 | 23:25 | -2 | 20 - 18 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 19 | 7-3-9 | 28:31 | -3 | 17 - 21 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 19 | 5-5-9 | 18:32 | -14 | 15 - 23 |
| 10. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 19 | 5-4-10 | 19:31 | -12 | 14 - 24 |
| 11. |  |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 19 | 4-4-11 | 24:35 | -11 | 12 - 26 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 19 | 5-2-12 | 16:52 | -36 | 12 - 26 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 19 | 4-3-12 | 23:41 | -18 | 11 - 27 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 19 | 3-4-12 | 19:39 | -20 | 10 - 28 |