| Sa., 05.10.1968 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Hansa Rostock | 3:4 |
| Sa., 05.10.1968 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 1:0 |
| Sa., 05.10.1968 | HFC Chemie - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:1 |
| Sa., 05.10.1968 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Union Berlin | 2:0 |
| Sa., 05.10.1968 | 1. FC Magdeburg - FC Vorwärts Berlin | 4:3 |
| Sa., 05.10.1968 | BSG Chemie Leipzig - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 1:0 |
| Sa., 05.10.1968 | BFC Dynamo - BSG Stahl Riesa | 3:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 8 | 5-2-1 | 18:11 | 7 | 12 - 4 |
| 2. |  |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 8 | 5-1-2 | 13:7 | 6 | 11 - 5 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 8 | 4-2-2 | 19:16 | 3 | 10 - 6 |
| 4. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Berlin | 8 | 4-1-3 | 18:11 | 7 | 9 - 7 |
| 5. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 8 | 4-1-3 | 10:6 | 4 | 9 - 7 |
| 6. | |  | HFC Chemie | 8 | 4-1-3 | 16:14 | 2 | 9 - 7 |
| 7. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 8 | 4-1-3 | 12:10 | 2 | 9 - 7 |
| 8. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 8 | 3-3-2 | 7:6 | 1 | 9 - 7 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 8 | 3-2-3 | 12:12 | 0 | 8 - 8 |
| 10. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 8 | 3-2-3 | 10:10 | 0 | 8 - 8 |
| 11. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 8 | 3-1-4 | 13:16 | -3 | 7 - 9 |
| 12. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 8 | 2-2-4 | 8:14 | -6 | 6 - 10 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 8 | 1-1-6 | 6:17 | -11 | 3 - 13 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 8 | 0-2-6 | 4:16 | -12 | 2 - 14 |