| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.05.1979 21. Spieltag | |||||
| BSG Wismut Aue FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
0:1 | 6.000 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie 1. FC Union Berlin |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
3:0 | 0 | |||
| BSG Chemie Böhlen 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
3:1 | 0 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden BSG Stahl Riesa |
6:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg FC Hansa Rostock |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt |
5:3 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 39-3 | 59:12 | 47 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 31-11 | 47:13 | 34 |
| 3. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 28-14 | 32:16 | 16 |
| 4. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27-15 | 46:22 | 24 |
| 5. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22-20 | 29:26 | 3 |
| 6. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22-20 | 33:35 | -2 |
| 7. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21-21 | 27:31 | -4 |
| 8. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 18-24 | 29:38 | -9 |
| 9. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18-24 | 19:32 | -13 |
| 10. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16-26 | 22:32 | -10 |
| 11. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 14-28 | 17:55 | -38 |
| 12. | FC Hansa Rostock | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13-29 | 25:37 | -12 |
| 13. | BSG Wismut Aue | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13-29 | 25:42 | -17 |
| 14. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12-30 | 22:41 | -19 |