| Sa., 09.09.1978 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - BFC Dynamo | 0:1 |
| Sa., 09.09.1978 | 1. FC Union Berlin - 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:1 |
| Sa., 09.09.1978 | BSG Wismut Aue - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2:2 |
| Sa., 09.09.1978 | HFC Chemie - BSG Chemie Böhlen | 4:0 |
| Sa., 09.09.1978 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Hansa Rostock | 2:0 |
| Sa., 09.09.1978 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2:2 |
| Sa., 09.09.1978 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 4 | 4-0-0 | 13:3 | 10 | 8 - 0 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 3-1-0 | 12:3 | 9 | 7 - 1 |
| 3. |  |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 4 | 3-1-0 | 8:1 | 7 | 7 - 1 |
| 4. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 4 | 2-2-0 | 7:4 | 3 | 6 - 2 |
| 5. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 4 | 2-1-1 | 9:4 | 5 | 5 - 3 |
| 6. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 4 | 2-1-1 | 7:3 | 4 | 5 - 3 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 4 | 1-2-1 | 6:7 | -1 | 4 - 4 |
| 8. | |  | HFC Chemie | 4 | 1-1-2 | 5:9 | -4 | 3 - 5 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 4 | 1-1-2 | 3:8 | -5 | 3 - 5 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 4 | 1-1-2 | 4:10 | -6 | 3 - 5 |
| 11. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 4 | 1-0-3 | 4:7 | -3 | 2 - 6 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 4 | 1-0-3 | 2:8 | -6 | 2 - 6 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 4 | 0-1-3 | 6:10 | -4 | 1 - 7 |
| 14. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 4 | 0-0-4 | 1:10 | -9 | 0 - 8 |