| Sa., 02.09.1978 | BSG Chemie Böhlen - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:0 |
| Sa., 02.09.1978 | SG Dynamo Dresden - HFC Chemie | 5:0 |
| Sa., 02.09.1978 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Wismut Aue | 3:1 |
| Sa., 02.09.1978 | BFC Dynamo - 1. FC Union Berlin | 5:0 |
| Sa., 02.09.1978 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 3:1 |
| Sa., 02.09.1978 | FC Hansa Rostock - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:2 |
| Sa., 02.09.1978 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 3 | 3-0-0 | 12:3 | 9 | 6 - 0 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 3 | 3-0-0 | 10:1 | 9 | 6 - 0 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 3 | 2-1-0 | 8:2 | 6 | 5 - 1 |
| 4. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 3 | 2-1-0 | 6:1 | 5 | 5 - 1 |
| 5. |  |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 3 | 2-1-0 | 5:2 | 3 | 5 - 1 |
| 6. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3 | 1-1-1 | 5:3 | 2 | 3 - 3 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 3 | 1-1-1 | 4:5 | -1 | 3 - 3 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 3 | 1-1-1 | 3:4 | -1 | 3 - 3 |
| 9. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 3 | 1-0-2 | 4:5 | -1 | 2 - 4 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 3 | 1-0-2 | 2:7 | -5 | 2 - 4 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 3 | 0-1-2 | 2:9 | -7 | 1 - 5 |
| 12. | |  | HFC Chemie | 3 | 0-1-2 | 1:9 | -8 | 1 - 5 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 3 | 0-0-3 | 4:8 | -4 | 0 - 6 |
| 14. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 3 | 0-0-3 | 1:8 | -7 | 0 - 6 |