| Fr., 18.05.1979 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:0 |
| Sa., 19.05.1979 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - HFC Chemie | 1:1 |
| Sa., 19.05.1979 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:2 |
| Sa., 19.05.1979 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:4 |
| Sa., 19.05.1979 | FC Hansa Rostock - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:2 |
| Sa., 19.05.1979 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BSG Chemie Böhlen | 1:1 |
| Sa., 19.05.1979 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BFC Dynamo | 0:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 22 | 18-4-0 | 59:12 | 47 | 40 - 4 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 22 | 12-9-1 | 49:14 | 35 | 33 - 11 |
| 3. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 22 | 12-5-5 | 50:24 | 26 | 29 - 15 |
| 4. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 22 | 12-5-5 | 32:16 | 16 | 29 - 15 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 22 | 9-6-7 | 34:35 | -1 | 24 - 20 |
| 6. | |  | HFC Chemie | 22 | 8-7-7 | 30:27 | 3 | 23 - 21 |
| 7. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 22 | 8-5-9 | 29:35 | -6 | 21 - 23 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 22 | 7-5-10 | 30:39 | -9 | 19 - 25 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 22 | 6-6-10 | 20:34 | -14 | 18 - 26 |
| 10. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 22 | 6-4-12 | 22:33 | -11 | 16 - 28 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 22 | 6-3-13 | 27:43 | -16 | 15 - 29 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 22 | 6-3-13 | 18:56 | -38 | 15 - 29 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 22 | 4-5-13 | 26:39 | -13 | 13 - 31 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 22 | 4-5-13 | 23:42 | -19 | 13 - 31 |