| Sa., 25.11.1978 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:2 |
| Sa., 25.11.1978 | BFC Dynamo - 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:0 |
| Sa., 25.11.1978 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - SG Dynamo Dresden | 0:0 |
| Sa., 25.11.1978 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Chemie Böhlen | 2:2 |
| Sa., 25.11.1978 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 3:0 |
| Sa., 25.11.1978 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - HFC Chemie | 1:1 |
| Sa., 25.11.1978 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - 1. FC Union Berlin | 0:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 10 | 10-0-0 | 24:6 | 18 | 20 - 0 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 10 | 7-2-1 | 27:8 | 19 | 16 - 4 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 10 | 6-1-3 | 25:10 | 15 | 13 - 7 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 10 | 6-1-3 | 17:8 | 9 | 13 - 7 |
| 5. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 10 | 4-3-3 | 12:12 | 0 | 11 - 9 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 10 | 4-3-3 | 16:19 | -3 | 11 - 9 |
| 7. |  |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 10 | 4-2-4 | 16:15 | 1 | 10 - 10 |
| 8. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 10 | 4-2-4 | 16:17 | -1 | 10 - 10 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 10 | 4-2-4 | 12:17 | -5 | 10 - 10 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 10 | 2-3-5 | 13:19 | -6 | 7 - 13 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 10 | 3-1-6 | 10:23 | -13 | 7 - 13 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 10 | 2-1-7 | 14:24 | -10 | 5 - 15 |
| 13. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 10 | 1-2-7 | 6:20 | -14 | 4 - 16 |
| 14. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 10 | 1-1-8 | 9:19 | -10 | 3 - 17 |