| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.05.1979 22. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena BFC Dynamo Berlin |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt 1. FC Magdeburg |
2:4 | 0 | |||
| FC Hansa Rostock SG Dynamo Dresden |
1:2 | 0 | |||
| 18.05.1979 22. Spieltag | |||||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| 19.05.1979 22. Spieltag | |||||
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau Hallescher FC Chemie |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Stahl Riesa BSG Chemie Böhlen |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Union Berlin BSG Wismut Aue |
1:2 | 14.000 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 40-4 | 59:12 | 47 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 33-11 | 49:14 | 35 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 29-15 | 50:24 | 26 |
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 29-15 | 32:16 | 16 |
| 5. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 24-20 | 34:35 | -1 |
| 6. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23-21 | 30:27 | 3 |
| 7. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 21-23 | 29:35 | -6 |
| 8. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19-25 | 30:39 | -9 |
| 9. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18-26 | 20:34 | -14 |
| 10. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16-28 | 22:33 | -11 |
| 11. | BSG Wismut Aue | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15-29 | 27:43 | -16 |
| 12. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15-29 | 18:56 | -38 |
| 13. | FC Hansa Rostock | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13-31 | 26:39 | -13 |
| 14. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13-31 | 23:42 | -19 |