| Sa., 01.06.1968 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Chemie Leipzig | 1:1 |
| Sa., 01.06.1968 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:2 |
| Sa., 01.06.1968 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - HFC Chemie | 1:1 |
| Sa., 01.06.1968 | BSG Lokomotive Stendal - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:4 |
| Sa., 01.06.1968 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Hansa Rostock | 3:0 |
| Sa., 01.06.1968 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BSG Motor Zwickau | 1:0 |
| Sa., 01.06.1968 | FC Vorwärts Berlin - 1. FC Union Berlin | 1:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 17-5-4 | 51:19 | 32 | 39 - 13 |
| 2. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 15-4-7 | 37:27 | 10 | 34 - 18 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 13-7-6 | 43:38 | 5 | 33 - 19 |
| 4. | |  | FC Vorwärts Berlin | 26 | 9-10-7 | 34:29 | 5 | 28 - 24 |
| 5. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 26 | 9-7-10 | 39:35 | 4 | 25 - 27 |
| 6. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 8-9-9 | 33:30 | 3 | 25 - 27 |
| 7. |  |  | BSG Motor Zwickau | 26 | 11-3-12 | 36:34 | 2 | 25 - 27 |
| 8. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 9-7-10 | 26:35 | -9 | 25 - 27 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 8-7-11 | 34:39 | -5 | 23 - 29 |
| 10. | |  | HFC Chemie | 26 | 8-7-11 | 32:41 | -9 | 23 - 29 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 9-4-13 | 32:40 | -8 | 22 - 30 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 7-7-12 | 26:32 | -6 | 21 - 31 |
| 13. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 5-11-10 | 25:33 | -8 | 21 - 31 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 26 | 7-6-13 | 26:42 | -16 | 20 - 32 |