| Sa., 24.11.1979 | BSG Stahl Riesa - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:3 |
| Sa., 24.11.1979 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 3:0 |
| Sa., 24.11.1979 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - HFC Chemie | 2:2 |
| Sa., 24.11.1979 | BFC Dynamo - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:0 |
| Sa., 24.11.1979 | BSG Chemie Leipzig - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 1:5 |
| Sa., 24.11.1979 | 1. FC Magdeburg - 1. FC Union Berlin | 5:1 |
| Sa., 24.11.1979 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:2 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 10 | 9-0-1 | 26:5 | 21 | 18 - 2 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 10 | 7-1-2 | 22:8 | 14 | 15 - 5 |
| 3. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 10 | 7-1-2 | 22:11 | 11 | 15 - 5 |
| 4. | |  | HFC Chemie | 10 | 6-2-2 | 19:13 | 6 | 14 - 6 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 10 | 6-1-3 | 23:15 | 8 | 13 - 7 |
| 6. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 10 | 4-2-4 | 17:16 | 1 | 10 - 10 |
| 7. |  |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 10 | 4-2-4 | 15:19 | -4 | 10 - 10 |
| 8. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 10 | 3-3-4 | 16:18 | -2 | 9 - 11 |
| 9. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 10 | 3-2-5 | 14:17 | -3 | 8 - 12 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 10 | 3-2-5 | 8:15 | -7 | 8 - 12 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 10 | 3-2-5 | 8:16 | -8 | 8 - 12 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 10 | 2-1-7 | 7:19 | -12 | 5 - 15 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 10 | 0-4-6 | 7:24 | -17 | 4 - 16 |
| 14. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 10 | 1-1-8 | 13:21 | -8 | 3 - 17 |