| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.05.1979 24. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1. FC Magdeburg |
4:2 | 0 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin SG Dynamo Dresden |
3:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt BSG Chemie Böhlen |
2:2 | 0 | |||
| FC Hansa Rostock FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
0:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Stahl Riesa Hallescher FC Chemie |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig BSG Wismut Aue |
3:2 | 5.500 | |||
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 1. FC Union Berlin |
3:0 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 42-6 | 62:14 | 48 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 35-13 | 54:18 | 36 |
| 3. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 33-15 | 37:18 | 19 |
| 4. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 31-17 | 53:28 | 25 |
| 5. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 26-22 | 37:39 | -2 |
| 6. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 25-23 | 33:29 | 4 |
| 7. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 22-26 | 32:41 | -9 |
| 8. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 21-27 | 32:43 | -11 |
| 9. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 20-28 | 26:33 | -7 |
| 10. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18-30 | 20:38 | -18 |
| 11. | BSG Wismut Aue | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 17-31 | 32:47 | -15 |
| 12. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 17-31 | 22:59 | -37 |
| 13. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16-32 | 28:46 | -18 |
| 14. | FC Hansa Rostock | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13-35 | 28:43 | -15 |