| Sa., 23.03.1968 | BSG Motor Zwickau - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2:1 |
| Sa., 23.03.1968 | FC Hansa Rostock - 1. FC Union Berlin | 1:0 |
| Sa., 23.03.1968 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BSG Chemie Leipzig | 2:0 |
| Sa., 23.03.1968 | HFC Chemie - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:3 |
| Sa., 23.03.1968 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2:2 |
| Sa., 23.03.1968 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BSG Wismut Aue | 0:2 |
| Sa., 23.03.1968 | FC Vorwärts Berlin - BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 1:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 18 | 12-4-2 | 35:13 | 22 | 28 - 8 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 18 | 11-4-3 | 30:22 | 8 | 26 - 10 |
| 3. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 18 | 11-3-4 | 27:18 | 9 | 25 - 11 |
| 4. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 18 | 7-5-6 | 30:23 | 7 | 19 - 17 |
| 5. | |  | FC Vorwärts Berlin | 18 | 5-8-5 | 22:23 | -1 | 18 - 18 |
| 6. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 18 | 5-6-7 | 25:24 | 1 | 16 - 20 |
| 7. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 18 | 7-2-9 | 25:31 | -6 | 16 - 20 |
| 8. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 18 | 6-4-8 | 25:31 | -6 | 16 - 20 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Motor Zwickau | 18 | 7-1-10 | 29:28 | 1 | 15 - 21 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 18 | 6-3-9 | 19:24 | -5 | 15 - 21 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 18 | 5-5-8 | 21:27 | -6 | 15 - 21 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 18 | 7-1-10 | 24:31 | -7 | 15 - 21 |
| 13. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 18 | 3-8-7 | 14:18 | -4 | 14 - 22 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 18 | 5-4-9 | 18:31 | -13 | 14 - 22 |