| Mi., 30.04.1980 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:0 |
| Mi., 30.04.1980 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - HFC Chemie | 4:1 |
| Mi., 30.04.1980 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2:2 |
| Mi., 30.04.1980 | BFC Dynamo - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 4:1 |
| Mi., 30.04.1980 | BSG Chemie Leipzig - 1. FC Union Berlin | 0:2 |
| Mi., 30.04.1980 | 1. FC Magdeburg - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2:2 |
| Mi., 30.04.1980 | BSG Wismut Aue - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 19-2-3 | 61:21 | 40 | 40 - 8 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 24 | 18-3-3 | 65:16 | 49 | 39 - 9 |
| 3. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 24 | 12-5-7 | 39:23 | 16 | 29 - 19 |
| 4. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 24 | 11-6-7 | 40:32 | 8 | 28 - 20 |
| 5. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 24 | 11-5-8 | 48:32 | 16 | 27 - 21 |
| 6. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 24 | 10-7-7 | 37:38 | -1 | 27 - 21 |
| 7. | |  | HFC Chemie | 24 | 11-4-9 | 34:34 | 0 | 26 - 22 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 24 | 8-4-12 | 23:38 | -15 | 20 - 28 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 24 | 6-6-12 | 32:34 | -2 | 18 - 30 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 24 | 7-4-13 | 24:37 | -13 | 18 - 30 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 24 | 4-10-10 | 16:48 | -32 | 18 - 30 |
| 12. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 24 | 5-6-13 | 23:38 | -15 | 16 - 32 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 24 | 6-4-14 | 17:35 | -18 | 16 - 32 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 24 | 4-6-14 | 21:54 | -33 | 14 - 34 |