| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.03.1979 18. Spieltag | |||||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig BFC Dynamo Berlin |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Union Berlin SG Dynamo Dresden |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 1. FC Magdeburg |
1:4 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Aue BSG Chemie Böhlen |
1:2 | 6.000 | |||
| BSG Stahl Riesa FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Hansa Rostock |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 33-3 | 52:9 | 43 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 26-10 | 36:12 | 24 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23-13 | 41:20 | 21 |
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23-13 | 28:14 | 14 |
| 5. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21-15 | 28:22 | 6 |
| 6. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21-15 | 31:28 | 3 |
| 7. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18-18 | 21:24 | -3 |
| 8. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17-19 | 28:30 | -2 |
| 9. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13-23 | 16:31 | -15 |
| 10. | FC Hansa Rostock | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12-24 | 23:33 | -10 |
| 11. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12-24 | 18:31 | -13 |
| 12. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12-24 | 16:48 | -32 |
| 13. | BSG Wismut Aue | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11-25 | 23:40 | -17 |
| 14. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10-26 | 18:37 | -19 |