| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.05.1979 23. Spieltag | |||||
| 1. FC Union Berlin FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
0:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Aue BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
3:1 | 15.000 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
2:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt BSG Stahl Riesa |
3:0 | 0 | |||
| BSG Chemie Böhlen FC Hansa Rostock |
3:2 | 0 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt |
4:1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg BFC Dynamo Berlin |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 40-6 | 59:13 | 46 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 35-11 | 53:15 | 38 |
| 3. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 31-15 | 51:24 | 27 |
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 31-15 | 33:16 | 17 |
| 5. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25-21 | 32:27 | 5 |
| 6. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24-22 | 34:37 | -3 |
| 7. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21-25 | 30:39 | -9 |
| 8. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 19-27 | 30:42 | -12 |
| 9. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 18-28 | 25:33 | -8 |
| 10. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18-28 | 20:35 | -15 |
| 11. | BSG Wismut Aue | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 17-29 | 30:44 | -14 |
| 12. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15-31 | 26:44 | -18 |
| 13. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15-31 | 19:59 | -40 |
| 14. | FC Hansa Rostock | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13-33 | 28:42 | -14 |