| Sa., 12.05.1979 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:1 |
| Sa., 12.05.1979 | HFC Chemie - 1. FC Union Berlin | 0:0 |
| Sa., 12.05.1979 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 3:0 |
| Sa., 12.05.1979 | BSG Chemie Böhlen - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 3:1 |
| Sa., 12.05.1979 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Stahl Riesa | 6:0 |
| Sa., 12.05.1979 | 1. FC Magdeburg - FC Hansa Rostock | 1:1 |
| Sa., 12.05.1979 | BFC Dynamo - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 5:3 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 21 | 18-3-0 | 59:12 | 47 | 39 - 3 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 11-9-1 | 47:13 | 34 | 31 - 11 |
| 3. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 21 | 12-4-5 | 32:16 | 16 | 28 - 14 |
| 4. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 21 | 11-5-5 | 46:22 | 24 | 27 - 15 |
| 5. | |  | HFC Chemie | 21 | 8-6-7 | 29:26 | 3 | 22 - 20 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 21 | 8-6-7 | 33:35 | -2 | 22 - 20 |
| 7. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 21 | 8-5-8 | 27:31 | -4 | 21 - 21 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 21 | 7-4-10 | 29:38 | -9 | 18 - 24 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 21 | 6-6-9 | 19:32 | -13 | 18 - 24 |
| 10. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 21 | 6-4-11 | 22:32 | -10 | 16 - 26 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 21 | 6-2-13 | 17:55 | -38 | 14 - 28 |
| 12. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 21 | 4-5-12 | 25:37 | -12 | 13 - 29 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 21 | 5-3-13 | 25:42 | -17 | 13 - 29 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 21 | 4-4-13 | 22:41 | -19 | 12 - 30 |