| Mi., 23.10.1968 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BSG Stahl Riesa | 3:1 |
| Mi., 23.10.1968 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - 1. FC Union Berlin | 6:0 |
| Mi., 23.10.1968 | HFC Chemie - FC Vorwärts Berlin | 1:2 |
| Mi., 23.10.1968 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:0 |
| Mi., 23.10.1968 | 1. FC Magdeburg - FC Hansa Rostock | 1:1 |
| Mi., 23.10.1968 | BSG Chemie Leipzig - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:1 |
| Mi., 23.10.1968 | BFC Dynamo - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 10 | 5-4-1 | 21:14 | 7 | 14 - 6 |
| 2. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 10 | 5-3-2 | 17:6 | 11 | 13 - 7 |
| 3. | |  | FC Vorwärts Berlin | 10 | 6-1-3 | 22:13 | 9 | 13 - 7 |
| 4. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 10 | 5-3-2 | 23:18 | 5 | 13 - 7 |
| 5. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 10 | 5-2-3 | 14:9 | 5 | 12 - 8 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 10 | 5-2-3 | 16:13 | 3 | 12 - 8 |
| 7. | |  | HFC Chemie | 10 | 5-1-4 | 18:16 | 2 | 11 - 9 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 10 | 5-1-4 | 17:17 | 0 | 11 - 9 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 10 | 4-1-5 | 11:9 | 2 | 9 - 11 |
| 10. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 10 | 3-2-5 | 10:12 | -2 | 8 - 12 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 10 | 3-2-5 | 12:19 | -7 | 8 - 12 |
| 12. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 10 | 3-2-5 | 9:18 | -9 | 8 - 12 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 10 | 2-1-7 | 8:20 | -12 | 5 - 15 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 10 | 0-3-7 | 5:19 | -14 | 3 - 17 |