| Sa., 03.11.1979 | SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:0 |
| Sa., 03.11.1979 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Stahl Riesa | 2:0 |
| Sa., 03.11.1979 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:1 |
| Sa., 03.11.1979 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BSG Chemie Leipzig | 2:2 |
| Sa., 03.11.1979 | HFC Chemie - BFC Dynamo | 3:1 |
| Sa., 03.11.1979 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:1 |
| Sa., 03.11.1979 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BSG Wismut Aue | 3:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 9 | 8-0-1 | 23:4 | 19 | 16 - 2 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 9 | 6-1-2 | 21:8 | 13 | 13 - 5 |
| 3. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 9 | 6-1-2 | 19:11 | 8 | 13 - 5 |
| 4. | |  | HFC Chemie | 9 | 6-1-2 | 17:11 | 6 | 13 - 5 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 9 | 5-1-3 | 18:14 | 4 | 11 - 7 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 9 | 4-2-3 | 14:14 | 0 | 10 - 8 |
| 7. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 9 | 3-2-4 | 14:16 | -2 | 8 - 10 |
| 8. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 9 | 3-2-4 | 12:15 | -3 | 8 - 10 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 9 | 3-2-4 | 7:10 | -3 | 8 - 10 |
| 10. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 9 | 3-1-5 | 12:15 | -3 | 7 - 11 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 9 | 3-1-5 | 6:14 | -8 | 7 - 11 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 9 | 2-1-6 | 7:16 | -9 | 5 - 13 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 9 | 0-4-5 | 6:21 | -15 | 4 - 14 |
| 14. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 9 | 1-1-7 | 13:20 | -7 | 3 - 15 |