| Sa., 15.12.1979 | BSG Stahl Riesa - 1. FC Magdeburg | 0:0 |
| Sa., 15.12.1979 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BSG Chemie Leipzig | 1:1 |
| Sa., 15.12.1979 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BFC Dynamo | 1:2 |
| Sa., 15.12.1979 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 0:1 |
| Sa., 15.12.1979 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 2:1 |
| Sa., 15.12.1979 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 4:0 |
| Sa., 15.12.1979 | HFC Chemie - BSG Wismut Aue | 2:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 13 | 11-0-2 | 34:9 | 25 | 22 - 4 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 13 | 9-2-2 | 26:9 | 17 | 20 - 6 |
| 3. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 13 | 8-2-3 | 22:16 | 6 | 18 - 8 |
| 4. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 13 | 7-2-4 | 24:15 | 9 | 16 - 10 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 13 | 7-2-4 | 26:18 | 8 | 16 - 10 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 13 | 6-3-4 | 24:17 | 7 | 15 - 11 |
| 7. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 13 | 5-3-5 | 18:23 | -5 | 13 - 13 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 13 | 4-4-5 | 17:24 | -7 | 12 - 14 |
| 9. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 13 | 3-4-6 | 15:20 | -5 | 10 - 16 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 13 | 3-4-6 | 9:18 | -9 | 10 - 16 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 13 | 3-3-7 | 8:18 | -10 | 9 - 17 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 13 | 3-2-8 | 9:23 | -14 | 8 - 18 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 13 | 0-7-6 | 7:24 | -17 | 7 - 19 |
| 14. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 13 | 2-2-9 | 18:23 | -5 | 6 - 20 |