| Sa., 26.10.1968 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:0 |
| Sa., 26.10.1968 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BSG Chemie Leipzig | 1:0 |
| Sa., 26.10.1968 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - 1. FC Magdeburg | 0:0 |
| Sa., 26.10.1968 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Wismut Aue | 3:1 |
| Sa., 26.10.1968 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - HFC Chemie | 1:0 |
| Sa., 26.10.1968 | FC Vorwärts Berlin - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:0 |
| Sa., 26.10.1968 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BFC Dynamo | 1:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 11 | 6-4-1 | 24:15 | 9 | 16 - 6 |
| 2. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Berlin | 11 | 7-1-3 | 23:13 | 10 | 15 - 7 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 11 | 5-4-2 | 23:18 | 5 | 14 - 8 |
| 4. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 11 | 5-3-3 | 17:7 | 10 | 13 - 9 |
| 5. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 11 | 5-2-4 | 15:12 | 3 | 12 - 10 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 11 | 5-2-4 | 16:14 | 2 | 12 - 10 |
| 7. | |  | HFC Chemie | 11 | 5-1-5 | 18:17 | 1 | 11 - 11 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 11 | 5-1-5 | 17:18 | -1 | 11 - 11 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 11 | 4-2-5 | 11:9 | 2 | 10 - 12 |
| 10. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 11 | 4-2-5 | 11:12 | -1 | 10 - 12 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 11 | 3-3-5 | 13:20 | -7 | 9 - 13 |
| 12. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 11 | 3-3-5 | 10:19 | -9 | 9 - 13 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 11 | 3-1-7 | 9:20 | -11 | 7 - 15 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 11 | 1-3-7 | 6:19 | -13 | 5 - 17 |