| Sa., 24.02.1979 | BSG Chemie Böhlen - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:1 |
| Sa., 24.02.1979 | SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 4:1 |
| Sa., 24.02.1979 | 1. FC Magdeburg - HFC Chemie | 1:0 |
| Sa., 24.02.1979 | BFC Dynamo - BSG Wismut Aue | 5:1 |
| Sa., 24.02.1979 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1. FC Union Berlin | 2:1 |
| Sa., 24.02.1979 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:0 |
| Sa., 24.02.1979 | BSG Stahl Riesa - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 1:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 15 | 13-2-0 | 38:9 | 29 | 28 - 2 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 9-5-1 | 35:11 | 24 | 23 - 7 |
| 3. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 15 | 8-3-4 | 32:16 | 16 | 19 - 11 |
| 4. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 15 | 8-3-4 | 25:21 | 4 | 19 - 11 |
| 5. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 15 | 8-2-5 | 22:13 | 9 | 18 - 12 |
| 6. | |  | HFC Chemie | 15 | 6-4-5 | 23:21 | 2 | 16 - 14 |
| 7. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 15 | 6-4-5 | 19:21 | -2 | 16 - 14 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 15 | 6-3-6 | 25:23 | 2 | 15 - 15 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 15 | 4-4-7 | 15:23 | -8 | 12 - 18 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 15 | 4-2-9 | 14:34 | -20 | 10 - 20 |
| 11. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 15 | 3-3-9 | 15:25 | -10 | 9 - 21 |
| 12. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 15 | 3-3-9 | 16:29 | -13 | 9 - 21 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 15 | 2-4-9 | 15:31 | -16 | 8 - 22 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 15 | 3-2-10 | 19:36 | -17 | 8 - 22 |