| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.08.1978 1. Spieltag | |||||
| SG Dynamo Dresden BSG Chemie Böhlen |
3:1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
5:1 | 0 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin Hallescher FC Chemie |
4:1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
1:4 | 0 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt BSG Wismut Aue |
2:1 | 9.000 | |||
| BSG Stahl Riesa BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
4:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Hansa Rostock 1. FC Union Berlin |
4:2 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 5:1 | 4 |
| 2. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 4:0 | 4 |
| 3. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 4:1 | 3 |
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 4:1 | 3 |
| 5. | FC Hansa Rostock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 4:2 | 2 |
| 6. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 3:1 | 2 |
| 7. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 2:1 | 1 |
| 8. | BSG Wismut Aue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 1:2 | -1 |
| 9. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 2:4 | -2 |
| 10. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 1:3 | -2 |
| 11. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 1:4 | -3 |
| 12. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 1:4 | -3 |
| 13. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 1:5 | -4 |
| 14. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0:4 | -4 |