| Sa., 02.12.1978 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 0:0 |
| Sa., 02.12.1978 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:1 |
| Sa., 02.12.1978 | HFC Chemie - BSG Stahl Riesa | 3:1 |
| Sa., 02.12.1978 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Hansa Rostock | 3:0 |
| Sa., 02.12.1978 | BSG Chemie Böhlen - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:2 |
| Sa., 02.12.1978 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BFC Dynamo | 1:1 |
| Sa., 02.12.1978 | 1. FC Magdeburg - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 11 | 10-1-0 | 25:7 | 18 | 21 - 1 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 7-3-1 | 28:9 | 19 | 17 - 5 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 11 | 7-1-3 | 28:11 | 17 | 15 - 7 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 11 | 6-1-4 | 18:11 | 7 | 13 - 9 |
| 5. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 11 | 5-3-3 | 14:13 | 1 | 13 - 9 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 11 | 5-3-3 | 17:19 | -2 | 13 - 9 |
| 7. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 11 | 5-2-4 | 19:18 | 1 | 12 - 10 |
| 8. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 11 | 4-3-4 | 12:17 | -5 | 11 - 11 |
| 9. |  |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 11 | 4-2-5 | 17:18 | -1 | 10 - 12 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 11 | 3-2-6 | 10:23 | -13 | 8 - 14 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 11 | 2-3-6 | 14:21 | -7 | 7 - 15 |
| 12. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 11 | 2-2-7 | 9:20 | -11 | 6 - 16 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 11 | 2-1-8 | 14:25 | -11 | 5 - 17 |
| 14. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 11 | 1-1-9 | 9:22 | -13 | 3 - 19 |