| Sa., 16.12.1978 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:4 |
| Sa., 16.12.1978 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Stahl Riesa | 1:1 |
| Sa., 16.12.1978 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Hansa Rostock | 1:1 |
| Sa., 16.12.1978 | HFC Chemie - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2:0 |
| Sa., 16.12.1978 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BFC Dynamo | 1:2 |
| Sa., 16.12.1978 | BSG Chemie Böhlen - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:1 |
| Sa., 16.12.1978 | SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 13 | 12-1-0 | 33:8 | 25 | 25 - 1 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 13 | 7-5-1 | 29:10 | 19 | 19 - 7 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 13 | 7-3-3 | 30:13 | 17 | 17 - 9 |
| 4. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 13 | 7-3-3 | 23:20 | 3 | 17 - 9 |
| 5. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 13 | 7-2-4 | 21:11 | 10 | 16 - 10 |
| 6. | |  | HFC Chemie | 13 | 6-3-4 | 23:20 | 3 | 15 - 11 |
| 7. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 13 | 5-4-4 | 16:17 | -1 | 14 - 12 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 13 | 5-3-5 | 22:19 | 3 | 13 - 13 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 13 | 4-4-5 | 14:20 | -6 | 12 - 14 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 13 | 2-4-7 | 15:28 | -13 | 8 - 18 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 13 | 3-2-8 | 10:30 | -20 | 8 - 18 |
| 12. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 13 | 2-3-8 | 12:24 | -12 | 7 - 19 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 13 | 2-2-9 | 15:30 | -15 | 6 - 20 |
| 14. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 13 | 1-3-9 | 12:25 | -13 | 5 - 21 |