| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02.12.1978 11. Spieltag | |||||
| 1. FC Magdeburg FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
3:1 | 0 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden BFC Dynamo Berlin |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Chemie Böhlen FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt |
1:2 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Hansa Rostock |
3:0 | 0 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie BSG Stahl Riesa |
3:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Aue 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
0:1 | 6.000 | |||
| 1. FC Union Berlin BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21-1 | 25:7 | 18 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17-5 | 28:9 | 19 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15-7 | 28:11 | 17 |
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13-9 | 18:11 | 7 |
| 5. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13-9 | 14:13 | 1 |
| 6. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13-9 | 17:19 | -2 |
| 7. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12-10 | 19:18 | 1 |
| 8. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11-11 | 12:17 | -5 |
| 9. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10-12 | 17:18 | -1 |
| 10. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8-14 | 10:23 | -13 |
| 11. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7-15 | 14:21 | -7 |
| 12. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6-16 | 9:20 | -11 |
| 13. | BSG Wismut Aue | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5-17 | 14:25 | -11 |
| 14. | FC Hansa Rostock | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3-19 | 9:22 | -13 |