| 2. Round | 19/08/1978 | VfL Bochum | - | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2:2 | ||||
| 3. Round | 26/08/1978 | Hamburger SV | - | VfL Bochum | 1:1 | ||||
| 7. Round | 30/09/1978 | Eintracht Frankfurt | - | VfL Bochum | 4:2 | ||||
| 8. Round | 06/10/1978 | VfL Bochum | - | Arminia Bielefeld | 1:0 | ||||
| 9. Round | 14/10/1978 | Bayern München | - | VfL Bochum | 2:1 |  |
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| 12. Round | 03/11/1978 | VfL Bochum | - | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3:0 | ||||
| 14. Round | 18/11/1978 | Hertha BSC | - | VfL Bochum | 1:1 | ||||
| 19. Round | 20/01/1979 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | - | VfL Bochum | 1:1 | ||||
| 21. Round | 03/02/1979 | Borussia Dortmund | - | VfL Bochum | 2:2 | ||||
| 23. Round | 17/03/1979 | FC Schalke 04 | - | VfL Bochum | 1:3 | ||||
| 18. Round | 20/03/1979 | VfL Bochum | - | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2:1 |
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