| Sa., 09.12.1978 | 1. FC Magdeburg - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:1 |
| Sa., 09.12.1978 | BFC Dynamo - BSG Chemie Böhlen | 6:0 |
| Sa., 09.12.1978 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:2 |
| Sa., 09.12.1978 | FC Hansa Rostock - HFC Chemie | 2:2 |
| Sa., 09.12.1978 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BSG Wismut Aue | 4:0 |
| Sa., 09.12.1978 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - 1. FC Union Berlin | 2:1 |
| Sa., 09.12.1978 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 3:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 12 | 11-1-0 | 31:7 | 24 | 23 - 1 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 12 | 7-4-1 | 29:10 | 19 | 18 - 6 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 12 | 7-2-3 | 29:12 | 17 | 16 - 8 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 12 | 7-1-4 | 21:11 | 10 | 15 - 9 |
| 5. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 12 | 6-3-3 | 19:20 | -1 | 15 - 9 |
| 6. |  |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 12 | 5-4-3 | 16:15 | 1 | 14 - 10 |
| 7. | |  | HFC Chemie | 12 | 5-3-4 | 21:20 | 1 | 13 - 11 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 12 | 5-2-5 | 21:18 | 3 | 12 - 12 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 12 | 4-3-5 | 13:19 | -6 | 11 - 13 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 12 | 3-2-7 | 10:26 | -16 | 8 - 16 |
| 11. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 12 | 2-3-7 | 11:22 | -11 | 7 - 17 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 12 | 2-3-7 | 14:27 | -13 | 7 - 17 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 12 | 2-1-9 | 14:29 | -15 | 5 - 19 |
| 14. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 12 | 1-2-9 | 11:24 | -13 | 4 - 20 |