| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03.06.1978 26. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Gera 1. FC Union Berlin |
0:4 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
3:3 | 0 | |||
| BSG Chemie Böhlen Hallescher FC Chemie |
5:3 | 0 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
5:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena BSG Wismut Aue |
6:0 | 4.000 | |||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder SG Dynamo Dresden |
1:2 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 41-11 | 70:25 | 45 |
| 2. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 38-14 | 52:17 | 35 |
| 3. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 35-17 | 54:25 | 29 |
| 4. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 32-20 | 57:34 | 23 |
| 5. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 31-21 | 53:32 | 21 |
| 6. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 30-22 | 44:34 | 10 |
| 7. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 24-28 | 34:37 | -3 |
| 8. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 24-28 | 27:36 | -9 |
| 9. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23-29 | 23:35 | -12 |
| 10. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 23-29 | 22:45 | -23 |
| 11. | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 22-30 | 22:47 | -25 |
| 12. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20-32 | 34:51 | -17 |
| 13. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 15-37 | 19:35 | -16 |
| 14. | BSG Wismut Gera | 26 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 6-46 | 17:75 | -58 |