| Sa., 23.09.1978 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - SG Dynamo Dresden | 3:2 |
| Sa., 23.09.1978 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Chemie Böhlen | 2:1 |
| Sa., 23.09.1978 | FC Hansa Rostock - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:2 |
| Sa., 23.09.1978 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BFC Dynamo | 1:2 |
| Sa., 23.09.1978 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - 1. FC Magdeburg | 3:1 |
| Sa., 23.09.1978 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - HFC Chemie | 3:0 |
| Sa., 23.09.1978 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:4 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 6 | 6-0-0 | 17:5 | 12 | 12 - 0 |
| 2. |  |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 6 | 4-2-0 | 11:6 | 5 | 10 - 2 |
| 3. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 4-1-1 | 17:7 | 10 | 9 - 3 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 6 | 4-1-1 | 12:3 | 9 | 9 - 3 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 6 | 3-1-2 | 15:7 | 8 | 7 - 5 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 6 | 3-1-2 | 10:5 | 5 | 7 - 5 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 6 | 2-2-2 | 10:10 | 0 | 6 - 6 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 6 | 2-1-3 | 6:10 | -4 | 5 - 7 |
| 9. | |  | HFC Chemie | 6 | 2-1-3 | 7:12 | -5 | 5 - 7 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 6 | 2-1-3 | 7:14 | -7 | 5 - 7 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 6 | 2-0-4 | 5:15 | -10 | 4 - 8 |
| 12. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 6 | 1-0-5 | 5:11 | -6 | 2 - 10 |
| 13. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 6 | 1-0-5 | 5:14 | -9 | 2 - 10 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 6 | 0-1-5 | 8:16 | -8 | 1 - 11 |