| Sa., 21.04.1979 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - BSG Chemie Böhlen | 1:0 |
| Sa., 21.04.1979 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:0 |
| Sa., 21.04.1979 | BSG Wismut Aue - HFC Chemie | 2:0 |
| Sa., 21.04.1979 | FC Hansa Rostock - BFC Dynamo | 0:1 |
| Sa., 21.04.1979 | BSG Stahl Riesa - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:1 |
| Sa., 21.04.1979 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:1 |
| Sa., 21.04.1979 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 20 | 17-3-0 | 54:9 | 45 | 37 - 3 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 10-9-1 | 41:13 | 28 | 29 - 11 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 20 | 11-4-5 | 45:21 | 24 | 26 - 14 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 20 | 11-4-5 | 31:16 | 15 | 26 - 14 |
| 5. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 20 | 8-6-6 | 32:32 | 0 | 22 - 18 |
| 6. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 20 | 8-5-7 | 29:26 | 3 | 21 - 19 |
| 7. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 20 | 8-5-7 | 24:26 | -2 | 21 - 19 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 20 | 7-4-9 | 29:32 | -3 | 18 - 22 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 20 | 6-5-9 | 19:32 | -13 | 17 - 23 |
| 10. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 20 | 5-4-11 | 19:32 | -13 | 14 - 26 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 20 | 6-2-12 | 17:52 | -35 | 14 - 26 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 20 | 5-3-12 | 25:41 | -16 | 13 - 27 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 20 | 4-4-12 | 24:36 | -12 | 12 - 28 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 20 | 3-4-13 | 19:40 | -21 | 10 - 30 |