| GERMAN D.R. 1970-71 | |||||||||
| DDR-Oberliga | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | ||
| 1 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 29 | 27 | 39 |
| 2 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 29 | 29 | 33 |
| 3 | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | 1.FC Magdeburg | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 27 |
| 5 | 1.FC Union Berlin | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 27 |
| 6 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 42 | -2 | 26 |
| 7 | FC Vorwärts Berlin | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 26 |
| 8 | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 25 |
| 9 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 41 | -13 | 21 |
| 13 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 44 | -16 | 21 |
| 14 | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 19 |
| 364 | 135 | 94 | 135 | 508 | 508 | 0 | 364 | ||
| Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored | |||||||||
| FC Vorwärts Berlin => FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | |||||||||
| Promoted | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt, ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | ||||||||
| SG = Sportgemeinschaft | BSG = Betriebssportgemeinschaft | ||||||||
| FC = Fußballclub | |||||||||
| CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | 1.FC Magdeburg - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2-3 | |||||||
| Berliner FC Dynamo - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Final (20.06.1971) | SG Dynamo Dresden - Berliner FC Dynamo | 2-1 | aet | ||||||
| FC Vorwärts Berlin dissolved in 2012 | BSG Chemie Leipzig dissolved in 1990 | ||||||||
| BSG Wismut Aue dissolved in 1991 | |||||||||
| GERMAN D.R. 1971-72 | |||||||||
| DDR-Oberliga | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | ||
| 1 | 1.FC Magdeburg | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 38 |
| 2 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 25 | 35 |
| 3 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 59 | 30 | 29 | 33 |
| 4 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 27 |
| 6 | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 44 | -4 | 27 |
| 7 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 24 |
| 10 | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 23 |
| 11 | 1.FC Union Berlin | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 21 |
| 12 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 19 |
| 13 | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 41 | -18 | 18 |
| 14 | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 48 | -28 | 18 |
| 364 | 127 | 110 | 127 | 482 | 482 | 0 | 364 | ||
| Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored | |||||||||
| Promoted | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt, BSG Chemie Leipzig | ||||||||
| FC = Fußballclub | BSG = Betriebssportgemeinschaft | ||||||||
| SG = Sportgemeinschaft | ASG = Armeesportgemeinschaft | ||||||||
| CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 5-2 | |||||||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1-0 | ||||||||
| Final (14.05.1972) | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2-1 | |||||||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder dissolved in 2012 | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund dissolved in 1990 | ||||||||
| BSG Wismut Aue dissolved in 1991 | |||||||||
| GERMAN D.R. 1972-73 | |||||||||
| DDR-Oberliga | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | ||
| 1 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 30 | 31 | 42 |
| 2 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 21 | 25 | 39 |
| 3 | 1.FC Magdeburg | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 28 | 22 | 34 |
| 4 | 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 41 | 16 | 30 |
| 5 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 26 |
| 7 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 54 | 46 | 8 | 25 |
| 8 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 24 |
| 9 | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 21 |
| 10 | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 20 |
| 11 | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 46 | -19 | 20 |
| 12 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 56 | -19 | 19 |
| 13 | 1.FC Union Berlin | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 18 |
| 14 | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 57 | -22 | 16 |
| 364 | 134 | 96 | 134 | 557 | 557 | 0 | 364 | ||
| Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored | |||||||||
| Promoted | BSG Energie Cottbus, BSG Stahl Riesa | ||||||||
| SG = Sportgemeinschaft | BSG = Betriebssportgemeinschaft | ||||||||
| FC = Fußballclub | |||||||||
| CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1.FC Magdeburg | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||||||
| Berliner FC Dynamo - 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 1-2 | 1-1 | |||||||
| Final (01.05.1973) | 1.FC Magdeburg - 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 2-1 | |||||||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder dissolved in 2012 | BSG Chemie Leipzig dissolved in 1990 | ||||||||
| BSG Wismut Aue dissolved in 1991 | |||||||||
| GERMAN D.R. 1973-74 | |||||||||
| DDR-Oberliga | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | ||
| 1 | 1.FC Magdeburg | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 27 | 23 | 39 |
| 2 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 26 | 29 | 36 |
| 3 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 40 | 15 | 35 |
| 4 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 27 | 21 | 34 |
| 5 | 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 30 |
| 6 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 25 |
| 9 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 22 |
| 11 | BSG Stahl Riesa (-2) | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 42 | -17 | 21 |
| 12 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 19 |
| 13 | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 15 |
| 14 | BSG Energie Cottbus | 26 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 58 | -42 | 10 |
| 364 | 133 | 98 | 133 | 534 | 534 | 0 | 362 | ||
| Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored | |||||||||
| BSG Stahl Riesa 2 points deducted for improper training camp | |||||||||
| Promoted | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund, Hallescher FC Chemie | ||||||||
| Cottbus = Chośebuz | |||||||||
| German = Lower Sorbian | |||||||||
| FC = Fußballclub | BSG = Betriebssportgemeinschaft | ||||||||
| SG = Sportgemeinschaft | |||||||||
| CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Berliner FC Dynamo - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1-0 | 0-2 | ||||||
| BSG Energie Cottbus - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1-1 | 1-7 | |||||||
| Final (13.04.1974) | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - SG Dynamo Dresden | 3-1 | aet | ||||||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder dissolved in 2012 | BSG Chemie Leipzig dissolved in 1990 | ||||||||
| BSG Wismut Aue dissolved in 1991 | |||||||||
| GERMAN D.R. 1974-75 | |||||||||
| DDR-Oberliga | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | ||
| 1 | 1.FC Magdeburg | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 28 | 29 | 41 |
| 2 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 38 |
| 3 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 32 |
| 4 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 30 |
| 5 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 42 | -8 | 26 |
| 7 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 23 |
| 10 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 22 |
| 11 | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 49 | -12 | 21 |
| 12 | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 21 |
| 13 | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 46 | -25 | 15 |
| 364 | 132 | 100 | 132 | 514 | 514 | 0 | 364 | ||
| Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored | |||||||||
| Promoted | BSG Energie Cottbus, BSG Chemie Leipzig | ||||||||
| FC = Fußballclub | BSG = Betriebssportgemeinschaft | ||||||||
| SG = Sportgemeinschaft | ASG = Armeesportgemeinschaft | ||||||||
| CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3-1 | 0-1 | ||||||
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - BSG Wismut Aue | 1-0 | 1-2 | |||||||
| Final (14.06.1975) | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2-2 | aet (4-3 pen) | ||||||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder dissolved in 2012 | BSG Wismut Aue dissolved in 1991 | ||||||||
| GERMAN D.R. 1975-76 | |||||||||
| DDR-Oberliga | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | ||
| 1 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 23 | 47 | 43 |
| 2 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 67 | 24 | 43 | 37 |
| 3 | 1.FC Magdeburg | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 33 | 26 | 36 |
| 4 | 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 43 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 27 |
| 7 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 26 |
| 8 | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 22 |
| 10 | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 46 | -11 | 21 |
| 11 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 41 | -16 | 21 |
| 12 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 20 |
| 13 | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 62 | -37 | 14 |
| 14 | BSG Energie Cottbus | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 63 | -40 | 12 |
| 364 | 137 | 90 | 137 | 575 | 575 | 0 | 364 | ||
| Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored | |||||||||
| Promoted | 1.FC Union Berlin, FC Hansa Rostock | ||||||||
| Cottbus = Chośebuz | |||||||||
| German = Lower Sorbian | |||||||||
| SG = Sportgemeinschaft | BSG = Betriebssportgemeinschaft | ||||||||
| FC = Fußballclub | |||||||||
| CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||||||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder - 1.FC Magdeburg | 1-2 | 3-0 | |||||||
| Final (01.05.1976) | 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 3-0 | |||||||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder dissolved in 2012 | BSG Chemie Leipzig dissolved in 1990 | ||||||||
| BSG Wismut Aue dissolved in 1991 | |||||||||
| GERMAN D.R. 1976-77 | |||||||||
| DDR-Oberliga | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | ||
| 1 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 27 | 39 | 38 |
| 2 | 1.FC Magdeburg | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 34 |
| 3 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 32 |
| 5 | 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 25 |
| 7 | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 24 |
| 8 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 22 |
| 10 | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 22 |
| 11 | 1.FC Union Berlin | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 21 |
| 12 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 21 |
| 13 | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 47 | -19 | 21 |
| 14 | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 41 | -18 | 20 |
| 364 | 131 | 102 | 131 | 500 | 500 | 0 | 364 | ||
| Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored | |||||||||
| Promoted | BSG Chemie Böhlen, BSG Wismut Gera | ||||||||
| SG = Sportgemeinschaft | BSG = Betriebssportgemeinschaft | ||||||||
| FC = Fußballclub | |||||||||
| CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | Hallescher FC Chemie - 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 1-3 | 1-2 | ||||||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena - SG Dynamo Dresden | 0-2 | 1-2 | |||||||
| Final (28.05.1977) | SG Dynamo Dresden - 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 3-2 | |||||||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder dissolved in 2012 | BSG Wismut Aue dissolved in 1991 | ||||||||
| GERMAN D.R. 1977-78 | |||||||||
| DDR-Oberliga | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | ||
| 1 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 70 | 25 | 45 | 41 |
| 2 | 1.FC Magdeburg | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 17 | 35 | 38 |
| 3 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 25 | 29 | 35 |
| 4 | 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 34 | 23 | 32 |
| 5 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 32 | 21 | 31 |
| 6 | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 30 |
| 7 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 24 |
| 8 | 1.FC Union Berlin | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 24 |
| 9 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 23 |
| 10 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 23 |
| 11 | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 47 | -25 | 22 |
| 12 | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 51 | -17 | 20 |
| 13 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 15 |
| 14 | BSG Wismut Gera | 26 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 75 | -58 | 6 |
| 364 | 132 | 100 | 132 | 528 | 528 | 0 | 364 | ||
| Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored | |||||||||
| Promoted | BSG Stahl Riesa, FC Hansa Rostock | ||||||||
| SG = Sportgemeinschaft | BSG = Betriebssportgemeinschaft | ||||||||
| FC = Fußballclub | |||||||||
| CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | 1.FC Magdeburg - Berliner FC Dynamo | 4-0 | 1-1 | ||||||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1-2 | 0-0 | |||||||
| Final (29.04.1978) | 1.FC Magdeburg - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1-0 | |||||||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder dissolved in 2012 | BSG Wismut Aue dissolved in 1991 | ||||||||
| BSG Chemie Böhlen dissolved in 1990 | BSG Wismut Gera dissolved in 1990 | ||||||||
| GERMAN D.R. 1978-79 | |||||||||
| DDR-Oberliga | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | ||
| 1 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 18 | 57 | 46 |
| 2 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 59 | 19 | 40 | 39 |
| 3 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | 1.FC Magdeburg | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 32 | 31 | 33 |
| 5 | 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 27 |
| 7 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 24 |
| 8 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 22 |
| 9 | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 47 | -14 | 21 |
| 10 | 1.FC Union Berlin | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 21 |
| 11 | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 49 | -15 | 19 |
| 12 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 63 | -40 | 18 |
| 13 | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 66 | -33 | 16 |
| 14 | FC Hansa Rosrock | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 46 | -16 | 15 |
| 364 | 144 | 76 | 144 | 556 | 556 | 0 | 364 | ||
| Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored | |||||||||
| Promoted | BSG Chemie Leipzig, FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | ||||||||
| FC = Fußballclub | BSG = Betriebssportgemeinschaft | ||||||||
| SG = Sportgemeinschaft | |||||||||
| CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | 1.FC Magdeburg - 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 5-1 | 2-0 | ||||||
| Berliner FC Dynamo - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1-0 | 1-1 | |||||||
| Final (28.04.1979) | 1.FC Magdeburg - Berliner FC Dynamo | 1-0 | aet | ||||||
| BSG Chemie Böhlen dissolved in 1990 | BSG Wismut Aue dissolved in 1991 | ||||||||
| GERMAN D.R. 1979-80 | |||||||||
| DDR-Oberliga | |||||||||
| Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Points | ||
| 1 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 72 | 16 | 56 | 43 |
| 2 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 22 | 43 | 42 |
| 3 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 24 | 17 | 32 |
| 4 | 1.FC Magdeburg | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 37 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 | 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 29 |
| 7 | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 22 |
| 9 | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 43 | -17 | 20 |
| 10 | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 52 | -30 | 20 |
| 11 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 19 |
| 12 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | 1.FC Union Berlin | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 44 | -26 | 16 |
| 14 | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 58 | -37 | 15 |
| 364 | 143 | 78 | 143 | 525 | 525 | 0 | 364 | ||
| Rules for classification: 1) points (win 2 points draw 1 point); 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored | |||||||||
| Promoted | BSG Chemie Böhlen, FC Hansa Rostock | ||||||||
| FC = Fußballclub | BSG = Betriebssportgemeinschaft | ||||||||
| SG = Sportgemeinschaft | |||||||||
| CUP | |||||||||
| Semifinals | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1-1 | aet (3-2 pen) | ||||||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1.FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 4-2 | aet | |||||||
| Final (17.05.1980) | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 3-1 | aet | ||||||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder dissolved in 2012 | BSG Wismut Aue dissolved in 1991 | ||||||||
| BSG Chemie Leipzig dissolved in 1990 | |||||||||