| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06.05.1978 22. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Gera BSG Wismut Aue |
0:2 | 2.600 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg SG Dynamo Dresden |
2:0 | 0 | |||
| BSG Chemie Böhlen FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
1:4 | 0 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt Hallescher FC Chemie |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder BFC Dynamo Berlin |
1:3 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
1:3 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 34-10 | 57:21 | 36 |
| 2. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 34-10 | 42:12 | 30 |
| 3. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 30-14 | 43:20 | 23 |
| 4. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 26-18 | 47:29 | 18 |
| 5. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 25-19 | 43:30 | 13 |
| 6. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24-20 | 35:27 | 8 |
| 7. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 21-23 | 28:29 | -1 |
| 8. | BSG Wismut Aue | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 21-23 | 22:35 | -13 |
| 9. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19-25 | 19:31 | -12 |
| 10. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19-25 | 18:34 | -16 |
| 11. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 18-26 | 18:32 | -14 |
| 12. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16-28 | 26:39 | -13 |
| 13. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 15-29 | 18:29 | -11 |
| 14. | BSG Wismut Gera | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 6-38 | 17:65 | -48 |