| Sa., 09.11.1968 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BSG Chemie Leipzig | 1:0 |
| Sa., 09.11.1968 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1. FC Magdeburg | 6:1 |
| Sa., 09.11.1968 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:1 |
| Sa., 09.11.1968 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - HFC Chemie | 0:0 |
| Sa., 09.11.1968 | FC Hansa Rostock - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 4:1 |
| Sa., 09.11.1968 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - 1. FC Union Berlin | 2:0 |
| Sa., 09.11.1968 | FC Vorwärts Berlin - BFC Dynamo | 2:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Berlin | 13 | 9-1-3 | 27:14 | 13 | 19 - 7 |
| 2. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 13 | 7-5-1 | 29:17 | 12 | 19 - 7 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 13 | 6-4-3 | 27:25 | 2 | 16 - 10 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 13 | 6-3-4 | 21:11 | 10 | 15 - 11 |
| 5. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 13 | 6-2-5 | 18:15 | 3 | 14 - 12 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 13 | 5-4-4 | 16:13 | 3 | 14 - 12 |
| 7. | |  | HFC Chemie | 13 | 5-3-5 | 19:18 | 1 | 13 - 13 |
| 8. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 13 | 6-1-6 | 18:19 | -1 | 13 - 13 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 13 | 5-2-6 | 17:15 | 2 | 12 - 14 |
| 10. |  |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 13 | 4-4-5 | 11:9 | 2 | 12 - 14 |
| 11. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 13 | 4-3-6 | 12:21 | -9 | 11 - 15 |
| 12. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 13 | 3-3-7 | 13:24 | -11 | 9 - 17 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 13 | 3-2-8 | 11:24 | -13 | 8 - 18 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 13 | 2-3-8 | 8:22 | -14 | 7 - 19 |