| Sa., 14.09.1968 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:2 |
| Sa., 14.09.1968 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 0:1 |
| Sa., 14.09.1968 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BSG Stahl Riesa | 1:1 |
| Sa., 14.09.1968 | FC Vorwärts Berlin - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 5:0 |
| Sa., 14.09.1968 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BSG Chemie Leipzig | 2:2 |
| Sa., 14.09.1968 | HFC Chemie - 1. FC Magdeburg | 4:1 |
| Sa., 14.09.1968 | BSG Wismut Aue - BFC Dynamo | 0:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 5 | 3-1-1 | 11:7 | 4 | 7 - 3 |
| 2. |  |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 5 | 3-1-1 | 9:5 | 4 | 7 - 3 |
| 3. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 5 | 3-1-1 | 7:5 | 2 | 7 - 3 |
| 4. | |  | FC Vorwärts Berlin | 5 | 3-0-2 | 10:4 | 6 | 6 - 4 |
| 5. | |  | HFC Chemie | 5 | 3-0-2 | 12:9 | 3 | 6 - 4 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 5 | 3-0-2 | 5:2 | 3 | 6 - 4 |
| 7. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 3-0-2 | 12:10 | 2 | 6 - 4 |
| 8. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 5 | 2-1-2 | 7:6 | 1 | 5 - 5 |
| 9. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 5 | 2-1-2 | 5:5 | 0 | 5 - 5 |
| 10. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 5 | 2-0-3 | 6:9 | -3 | 4 - 6 |
| 11. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 5 | 1-1-3 | 5:9 | -4 | 3 - 7 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 5 | 1-1-3 | 3:8 | -5 | 3 - 7 |
| 13. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 5 | 1-1-3 | 4:10 | -6 | 3 - 7 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 5 | 0-2-3 | 3:10 | -7 | 2 - 8 |