| Sa., 05.04.1980 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:0 |
| Sa., 05.04.1980 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:2 |
| Sa., 05.04.1980 | SG Dynamo Dresden - 1. FC Union Berlin | 1:0 |
| Sa., 05.04.1980 | BFC Dynamo - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:0 |
| Sa., 05.04.1980 | BSG Chemie Leipzig - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 1:1 |
| Sa., 05.04.1980 | 1. FC Magdeburg - HFC Chemie | 2:0 |
| Sa., 05.04.1980 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 0:3 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 20 | 15-3-2 | 54:12 | 42 | 33 - 7 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 16-1-3 | 47:16 | 31 | 33 - 7 |
| 3. | |  | HFC Chemie | 20 | 10-4-6 | 28:23 | 5 | 24 - 16 |
| 4. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 20 | 9-5-6 | 38:26 | 12 | 23 - 17 |
| 5. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 20 | 9-5-6 | 31:19 | 12 | 23 - 17 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 20 | 9-4-7 | 30:24 | 6 | 22 - 18 |
| 7. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 20 | 8-6-6 | 28:30 | -2 | 22 - 18 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 20 | 6-4-10 | 20:30 | -10 | 16 - 24 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 20 | 6-4-10 | 17:32 | -15 | 16 - 24 |
| 10. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 20 | 6-3-11 | 27:27 | 0 | 15 - 25 |
| 11. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 20 | 4-6-10 | 20:32 | -12 | 14 - 26 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 20 | 2-10-8 | 13:38 | -25 | 14 - 26 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 20 | 4-5-11 | 21:47 | -26 | 13 - 27 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 20 | 4-4-12 | 11:29 | -18 | 12 - 28 |