| Mi., 23.05.1979 | HFC Chemie - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:0 |
| Mi., 23.05.1979 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BSG Stahl Riesa | 3:0 |
| Mi., 23.05.1979 | BSG Chemie Böhlen - FC Hansa Rostock | 3:2 |
| Mi., 23.05.1979 | SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 4:1 |
| Mi., 23.05.1979 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BFC Dynamo | 1:0 |
| Mi., 23.05.1979 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:1 |
| Mi., 23.05.1979 | BSG Wismut Aue - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 3:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 23 | 18-4-1 | 59:13 | 46 | 40 - 6 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 13-9-1 | 53:15 | 38 | 35 - 11 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 23 | 13-5-5 | 51:24 | 27 | 31 - 15 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 23 | 13-5-5 | 33:16 | 17 | 31 - 15 |
| 5. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 23 | 9-7-7 | 32:27 | 5 | 25 - 21 |
| 6. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 23 | 9-6-8 | 34:37 | -3 | 24 - 22 |
| 7. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 23 | 8-5-10 | 30:39 | -9 | 21 - 25 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 23 | 7-5-11 | 30:42 | -12 | 19 - 27 |
| 9. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 23 | 7-4-12 | 25:33 | -8 | 18 - 28 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 23 | 6-6-11 | 20:35 | -15 | 18 - 28 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 23 | 7-3-13 | 30:44 | -14 | 17 - 29 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 23 | 5-5-13 | 26:44 | -18 | 15 - 31 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 23 | 6-3-14 | 19:59 | -40 | 15 - 31 |
| 14. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 23 | 4-5-14 | 28:42 | -14 | 13 - 33 |