| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04.1980 23. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt BSG Wismut Aue |
1:0 | 7.600 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden BSG Stahl Riesa |
5:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Magdeburg |
2:3 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig BSG Chemie Leipzig |
3:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt BFC Dynamo Berlin |
0:2 | 0 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder |
2:3 | 0 | |||
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
2:0 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 39-7 | 59:19 | 40 |
| 2. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 37-9 | 61:15 | 46 |
| 3. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 27-19 | 47:28 | 19 |
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 27-19 | 35:22 | 13 |
| 5. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 27-19 | 38:30 | 8 |
| 6. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 26-20 | 33:30 | 3 |
| 7. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 26-20 | 35:36 | -1 |
| 8. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 20-26 | 22:36 | -14 |
| 9. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17-29 | 30:32 | -2 |
| 10. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16-30 | 23:37 | -14 |
| 11. | BSG Wismut Aue | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16-30 | 22:36 | -14 |
| 12. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16-30 | 15:48 | -33 |
| 13. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14-32 | 15:35 | -20 |
| 14. | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14-32 | 21:52 | -31 |