| Sa., 26.04.1980 | HFC Chemie - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 2:3 |
| Sa., 26.04.1980 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:0 |
| Sa., 26.04.1980 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Stahl Riesa | 5:0 |
| Sa., 26.04.1980 | 1. FC Union Berlin - 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:3 |
| Sa., 26.04.1980 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BSG Chemie Leipzig | 3:0 |
| Sa., 26.04.1980 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BFC Dynamo | 0:2 |
| Sa., 26.04.1980 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 2:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 19-1-3 | 59:19 | 40 | 39 - 7 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 23 | 17-3-3 | 61:15 | 46 | 37 - 9 |
| 3. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 23 | 11-5-7 | 47:28 | 19 | 27 - 19 |
| 4. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 23 | 11-5-7 | 35:22 | 13 | 27 - 19 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 23 | 11-5-7 | 38:30 | 8 | 27 - 19 |
| 6. | |  | HFC Chemie | 23 | 11-4-8 | 33:30 | 3 | 26 - 20 |
| 7. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 23 | 10-6-7 | 35:36 | -1 | 26 - 20 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 23 | 8-4-11 | 22:36 | -14 | 20 - 26 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 23 | 6-5-12 | 30:32 | -2 | 17 - 29 |
| 10. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 23 | 5-6-12 | 23:37 | -14 | 16 - 30 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 23 | 6-4-13 | 22:36 | -14 | 16 - 30 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 23 | 3-10-10 | 15:48 | -33 | 16 - 30 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 23 | 5-4-14 | 15:35 | -20 | 14 - 32 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 23 | 4-6-13 | 21:52 | -31 | 14 - 32 |