| Sa., 09.06.1979 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Chemie Böhlen | 10:2 |
| Sa., 09.06.1979 | BFC Dynamo - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 3:1 |
| Sa., 09.06.1979 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:3 |
| Sa., 09.06.1979 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - HFC Chemie | 3:0 |
| Sa., 09.06.1979 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Wismut Aue | 2:0 |
| Sa., 09.06.1979 | BSG Stahl Riesa - 1. FC Union Berlin | 1:2 |
| Sa., 09.06.1979 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 4:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 21-4-1 | 75:18 | 57 | 46 - 6 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 15-9-2 | 59:19 | 40 | 39 - 13 |
| 3. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 14-6-6 | 38:21 | 17 | 34 - 18 |
| 4. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 14-5-7 | 63:32 | 31 | 33 - 19 |
| 5. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 26 | 11-7-8 | 41:40 | 1 | 29 - 23 |
| 6. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 26 | 10-7-9 | 36:32 | 4 | 27 - 25 |
| 7. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 9-6-11 | 37:46 | -9 | 24 - 28 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 9-4-13 | 32:38 | -6 | 22 - 30 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 8-5-13 | 33:47 | -14 | 21 - 31 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 7-7-12 | 22:39 | -17 | 21 - 31 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 8-3-15 | 34:49 | -15 | 19 - 33 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 7-4-15 | 23:63 | -40 | 18 - 34 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 26 | 5-6-15 | 33:66 | -33 | 16 - 36 |
| 14. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 5-5-16 | 30:46 | -16 | 15 - 37 |