| Sa., 07.10.1978 | HFC Chemie - BSG Wismut Aue | 3:0 |
| Sa., 07.10.1978 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - 1. FC Union Berlin | 0:0 |
| Sa., 07.10.1978 | BSG Chemie Böhlen - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:3 |
| Sa., 07.10.1978 | SG Dynamo Dresden - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 6:0 |
| Sa., 07.10.1978 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Stahl Riesa | 5:0 |
| Sa., 07.10.1978 | BFC Dynamo - FC Hansa Rostock | 2:1 |
| Sa., 07.10.1978 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:2 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 7 | 7-0-0 | 19:6 | 13 | 14 - 0 |
| 2. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 5-1-1 | 23:7 | 16 | 11 - 3 |
| 3. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 7 | 5-1-1 | 14:4 | 10 | 11 - 3 |
| 4. |  |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 7 | 4-2-1 | 12:8 | 4 | 10 - 4 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 7 | 4-1-2 | 20:7 | 13 | 9 - 5 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 7 | 3-1-3 | 10:10 | 0 | 7 - 7 |
| 7. | |  | HFC Chemie | 7 | 3-1-3 | 10:12 | -2 | 7 - 7 |
| 8. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 7 | 2-2-3 | 10:16 | -6 | 6 - 8 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 7 | 2-2-3 | 7:14 | -7 | 6 - 8 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 7 | 3-0-4 | 8:17 | -9 | 6 - 8 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 7 | 2-1-4 | 8:13 | -5 | 5 - 9 |
| 12. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 7 | 1-1-5 | 5:14 | -9 | 3 - 11 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 7 | 1-0-6 | 6:13 | -7 | 2 - 12 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 7 | 0-1-6 | 8:19 | -11 | 1 - 13 |