| Sa., 28.09.1968 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - BSG Stahl Riesa | 4:2 |
| Sa., 28.09.1968 | FC Hansa Rostock - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:1 |
| Sa., 28.09.1968 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:2 |
| Sa., 28.09.1968 | FC Vorwärts Berlin - BSG Chemie Leipzig | 3:1 |
| Sa., 28.09.1968 | 1. FC Union Berlin - 1. FC Magdeburg | 3:3 |
| Sa., 28.09.1968 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:0 |
| Sa., 28.09.1968 | HFC Chemie - BFC Dynamo | 2:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 7 | 4-2-1 | 14:8 | 6 | 10 - 4 |
| 2. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Berlin | 7 | 4-1-2 | 15:7 | 8 | 9 - 5 |
| 3. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 7 | 4-1-2 | 10:5 | 5 | 9 - 5 |
| 4. |  |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 7 | 4-1-2 | 11:7 | 4 | 9 - 5 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 7 | 3-2-2 | 15:13 | 2 | 8 - 6 |
| 6. | |  | HFC Chemie | 7 | 4-0-3 | 15:13 | 2 | 8 - 6 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 7 | 3-2-2 | 12:10 | 2 | 8 - 6 |
| 8. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 7 | 3-2-2 | 6:5 | 1 | 8 - 6 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 7 | 3-1-3 | 11:10 | 1 | 7 - 7 |
| 10. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 7 | 3-1-3 | 10:12 | -2 | 7 - 7 |
| 11. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 7 | 2-2-3 | 9:10 | -1 | 6 - 8 |
| 12. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 7 | 1-2-4 | 5:13 | -8 | 4 - 10 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 7 | 1-1-5 | 5:14 | -9 | 3 - 11 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 7 | 0-2-5 | 4:15 | -11 | 2 - 12 |