| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.09.1978 5. Spieltag | |||||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden 1. FC Union Berlin |
3:1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg BSG Sachsenring Zwickau |
5:0 | 0 | |||
| BSG Chemie Böhlen BSG Wismut Aue |
2:0 | 5.000 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt BSG Stahl Riesa |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Hansa Rostock FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
0:2 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt Hallescher FC Chemie |
0:2 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10-0 | 15:4 | 11 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9-1 | 15:4 | 11 |
| 3. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8-2 | 9:5 | 4 |
| 4. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-3 | 14:4 | 10 |
| 5. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-3 | 9:3 | 6 |
| 6. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-3 | 9:3 | 6 |
| 7. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-5 | 7:9 | -2 |
| 8. | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-5 | 5:8 | -3 |
| 9. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-6 | 7:9 | -2 |
| 10. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 5:13 | -8 |
| 11. | FC Hansa Rostock | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2-8 | 4:9 | -5 |
| 12. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2-8 | 2:13 | -11 |
| 13. | BSG Wismut Aue | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-9 | 6:12 | -6 |
| 14. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0-10 | 1:12 | -11 |