| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07.04.1979 19. Spieltag | |||||
| Hallescher FC Chemie FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
1:2 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt BSG Wismut Aue |
1:0 | 6.000 | |||
| BSG Chemie Böhlen 1. FC Union Berlin |
1:2 | 0 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
4:0 | 0 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin BSG Stahl Riesa |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt FC Hansa Rostock |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
3:0 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 35-3 | 53:9 | 44 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 28-10 | 40:12 | 28 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 25-13 | 44:20 | 24 |
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 25-13 | 30:15 | 15 |
| 5. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21-17 | 29:24 | 5 |
| 6. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21-17 | 31:31 | 0 |
| 7. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20-18 | 23:25 | -2 |
| 8. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 17-21 | 28:31 | -3 |
| 9. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15-23 | 18:32 | -14 |
| 10. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14-24 | 19:31 | -12 |
| 11. | FC Hansa Rostock | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12-26 | 24:35 | -11 |
| 12. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12-26 | 16:52 | -36 |
| 13. | BSG Wismut Aue | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11-27 | 23:41 | -18 |
| 14. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10-28 | 19:39 | -20 |