| Sa., 03.12.1977 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 0:1 |
| Sa., 03.12.1977 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:0 |
| Sa., 03.12.1977 | HFC Chemie - BSG Wismut Gera | 4:2 |
| Sa., 03.12.1977 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:2 |
| Sa., 03.12.1977 | BSG Wismut Aue - BSG Chemie Böhlen | 2:1 |
| Sa., 03.12.1977 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BFC Dynamo | 1:2 |
| Sa., 03.12.1977 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 2:2 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 8-2-1 | 28:12 | 16 | 18 - 4 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 11 | 8-1-2 | 24:8 | 16 | 17 - 5 |
| 3. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 11 | 5-4-2 | 23:12 | 11 | 14 - 8 |
| 4. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 11 | 6-2-3 | 25:15 | 10 | 14 - 8 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 11 | 5-3-3 | 23:13 | 10 | 13 - 9 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 11 | 4-4-3 | 10:11 | -1 | 12 - 10 |
| 7. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 11 | 4-3-4 | 18:17 | 1 | 11 - 11 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 11 | 3-5-3 | 17:18 | -1 | 11 - 11 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 11 | 2-4-5 | 13:16 | -3 | 8 - 14 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 11 | 1-6-4 | 9:15 | -6 | 8 - 14 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 11 | 3-2-6 | 12:24 | -12 | 8 - 14 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 11 | 2-4-5 | 9:23 | -14 | 8 - 14 |
| 13. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 11 | 2-3-6 | 12:19 | -7 | 7 - 15 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Wismut Gera | 11 | 1-3-7 | 13:33 | -20 | 5 - 17 |