| Sa., 17.03.1979 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:1 |
| Sa., 17.03.1979 | BSG Chemie Böhlen - HFC Chemie | 1:4 |
| Sa., 17.03.1979 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:1 |
| Sa., 17.03.1979 | BFC Dynamo - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 10:0 |
| Sa., 17.03.1979 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:1 |
| Sa., 17.03.1979 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Stahl Riesa | 3:2 |
| Mi., 11.04.1979 | 1. FC Magdeburg - 1. FC Union Berlin | 4:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 17 | 15-2-0 | 52:9 | 43 | 32 - 2 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 9-7-1 | 36:12 | 24 | 25 - 9 |
| 3. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 17 | 9-3-5 | 37:19 | 18 | 21 - 13 |
| 4. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 17 | 9-3-5 | 27:14 | 13 | 21 - 13 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 17 | 8-4-5 | 31:28 | 3 | 20 - 14 |
| 6. | |  | HFC Chemie | 17 | 7-5-5 | 27:22 | 5 | 19 - 15 |
| 7. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 17 | 7-4-6 | 21:23 | -2 | 18 - 16 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 17 | 6-3-8 | 27:30 | -3 | 15 - 19 |
| 9. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 17 | 4-4-9 | 23:32 | -9 | 12 - 22 |
| 10. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 17 | 4-4-9 | 18:30 | -12 | 12 - 22 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 17 | 4-4-9 | 16:31 | -15 | 12 - 22 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 17 | 5-2-10 | 15:44 | -29 | 12 - 22 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 17 | 4-3-10 | 22:38 | -16 | 11 - 23 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 17 | 2-4-11 | 16:36 | -20 | 8 - 26 |