| Sa., 12.10.1968 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:0 |
| Sa., 12.10.1968 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 0:1 |
| Sa., 12.10.1968 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Chemie Leipzig | 2:2 |
| Sa., 12.10.1968 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:3 |
| Sa., 12.10.1968 | FC Vorwärts Berlin - BSG Wismut Aue | 2:1 |
| Sa., 12.10.1968 | 1. FC Union Berlin - HFC Chemie | 0:1 |
| Sa., 12.10.1968 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BFC Dynamo | 4:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 9 | 5-3-1 | 20:13 | 7 | 13 - 5 |
| 2. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 9 | 5-2-2 | 22:17 | 5 | 12 - 6 |
| 3. | |  | FC Vorwärts Berlin | 9 | 5-1-3 | 20:12 | 8 | 11 - 7 |
| 4. |  |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 9 | 5-1-3 | 14:9 | 5 | 11 - 7 |
| 5. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 9 | 4-3-2 | 11:6 | 5 | 11 - 7 |
| 6. | |  | HFC Chemie | 9 | 5-1-3 | 17:14 | 3 | 11 - 7 |
| 7. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 9 | 4-2-3 | 14:12 | 2 | 10 - 8 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 9 | 4-1-4 | 10:7 | 3 | 9 - 9 |
| 9. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 9 | 4-1-4 | 14:16 | -2 | 9 - 9 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 9 | 3-2-4 | 12:13 | -1 | 8 - 10 |
| 11. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 9 | 3-2-4 | 10:11 | -1 | 8 - 10 |
| 12. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 9 | 2-2-5 | 8:18 | -10 | 6 - 12 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 9 | 2-1-6 | 7:17 | -10 | 5 - 13 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 9 | 0-2-7 | 5:19 | -14 | 2 - 16 |