| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.12.1978 12. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
3:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 1. FC Union Berlin |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Stahl Riesa BSG Wismut Aue |
4:0 | 5.000 | |||
| FC Hansa Rostock Hallescher FC Chemie |
2:2 | 0 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
2:2 | 0 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin BSG Chemie Böhlen |
6:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg SG Dynamo Dresden |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 23-1 | 31:7 | 24 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18-6 | 29:10 | 19 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16-8 | 29:12 | 17 |
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15-9 | 21:11 | 10 |
| 5. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15-9 | 19:20 | -1 |
| 6. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14-10 | 16:15 | 1 |
| 7. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13-11 | 21:20 | 1 |
| 8. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12-12 | 21:18 | 3 |
| 9. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11-13 | 13:19 | -6 |
| 10. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8-16 | 10:26 | -16 |
| 11. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7-17 | 11:22 | -11 |
| 12. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7-17 | 14:27 | -13 |
| 13. | BSG Wismut Aue | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5-19 | 14:29 | -15 |
| 14. | FC Hansa Rostock | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4-20 | 11:24 | -13 |