| Sa., 01.12.1979 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BSG Stahl Riesa | 0:0 |
| Sa., 01.12.1979 | SG Dynamo Dresden - 1. FC Magdeburg | 3:1 |
| Sa., 01.12.1979 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Chemie Leipzig | 0:0 |
| Sa., 01.12.1979 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BFC Dynamo | 0:0 |
| Sa., 01.12.1979 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 0:1 |
| Sa., 01.12.1979 | HFC Chemie - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:0 |
| Sa., 01.12.1979 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - BSG Wismut Aue | 0:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 10-0-1 | 29:6 | 23 | 20 - 2 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 11 | 7-2-2 | 22:8 | 14 | 16 - 6 |
| 3. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 11 | 7-2-2 | 20:13 | 7 | 16 - 6 |
| 4. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 11 | 7-1-3 | 22:12 | 10 | 15 - 7 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 11 | 6-1-4 | 24:18 | 6 | 13 - 9 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 11 | 4-3-4 | 17:16 | 1 | 11 - 11 |
| 7. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 11 | 4-3-4 | 17:18 | -1 | 11 - 11 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 11 | 4-3-4 | 15:19 | -4 | 11 - 11 |
| 9. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 11 | 3-3-5 | 14:17 | -3 | 9 - 13 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 11 | 3-3-5 | 8:15 | -7 | 9 - 13 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 11 | 3-3-5 | 8:16 | -8 | 9 - 13 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 11 | 2-2-7 | 7:19 | -12 | 6 - 16 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 11 | 0-5-6 | 7:24 | -17 | 5 - 17 |
| 14. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 11 | 1-1-9 | 13:22 | -9 | 3 - 19 |