| Sa., 24.02.1968 | BSG Motor Zwickau - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:2 |
| Sa., 24.02.1968 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 2:0 |
| Sa., 24.02.1968 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:0 |
| Sa., 24.02.1968 | HFC Chemie - BSG Wismut Aue | 4:0 |
| Sa., 24.02.1968 | 1. FC Magdeburg - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2:0 |
| Sa., 24.02.1968 | BSG Chemie Leipzig - 1. FC Union Berlin | 5:2 |
| Sa., 24.02.1968 | FC Vorwärts Berlin - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:2 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 14 | 10-2-2 | 31:13 | 18 | 22 - 6 |
| 2. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 14 | 8-3-3 | 23:16 | 7 | 19 - 9 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 14 | 7-4-3 | 20:18 | 2 | 18 - 10 |
| 4. | |  | FC Vorwärts Berlin | 14 | 5-6-3 | 20:18 | 2 | 16 - 12 |
| 5. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 14 | 5-3-6 | 22:20 | 2 | 13 - 15 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 14 | 4-5-5 | 22:20 | 2 | 13 - 15 |
| 7. |  |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 14 | 6-1-7 | 22:21 | 1 | 13 - 15 |
| 8. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 14 | 3-7-4 | 13:13 | 0 | 13 - 15 |
| 9. | |  | HFC Chemie | 14 | 5-3-6 | 23:27 | -4 | 13 - 15 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 14 | 5-3-6 | 16:26 | -10 | 13 - 15 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 14 | 6-0-8 | 21:28 | -7 | 12 - 16 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 14 | 4-3-7 | 17:21 | -4 | 11 - 17 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 14 | 4-3-7 | 16:21 | -5 | 11 - 17 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Motor Zwickau | 14 | 4-1-9 | 21:25 | -4 | 9 - 19 |