| Sa., 02.03.1968 | BSG Chemie Leipzig - FC Vorwärts Berlin | 1:0 |
| Sa., 02.03.1968 | 1. FC Union Berlin - 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:3 |
| Sa., 02.03.1968 | SG Dynamo Dresden - HFC Chemie | 0:0 |
| Sa., 02.03.1968 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:0 |
| Sa., 02.03.1968 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - FC Hansa Rostock | 1:0 |
| Sa., 02.03.1968 | BSG Lokomotive Stendal - BSG Motor Zwickau | 2:0 |
| Sa., 02.03.1968 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 15 | 10-3-2 | 31:13 | 18 | 23 - 7 |
| 2. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 15 | 8-4-3 | 23:20 | 3 | 20 - 10 |
| 3. |  |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 15 | 8-3-4 | 23:17 | 6 | 19 - 11 |
| 4. | |  | FC Vorwärts Berlin | 15 | 5-6-4 | 20:19 | 1 | 16 - 14 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 15 | 5-5-5 | 23:20 | 3 | 15 - 15 |
| 6. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 15 | 7-1-7 | 23:21 | 2 | 15 - 15 |
| 7. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 3-8-4 | 13:13 | 0 | 14 - 16 |
| 8. | |  | HFC Chemie | 15 | 5-4-6 | 23:27 | -4 | 14 - 16 |
| 9. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 15 | 5-3-7 | 22:21 | 1 | 13 - 17 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 15 | 5-3-7 | 18:21 | -3 | 13 - 17 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 15 | 5-3-7 | 18:21 | -3 | 13 - 17 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 15 | 6-1-8 | 21:28 | -7 | 13 - 17 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 15 | 5-3-7 | 18:29 | -11 | 13 - 17 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Motor Zwickau | 15 | 4-1-10 | 21:27 | -6 | 9 - 21 |