| Sa., 12.03.1977 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Hansa Rostock | 3:0 |
| Sa., 12.03.1977 | HFC Chemie - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:1 |
| Sa., 12.03.1977 | BFC Dynamo - BSG Stahl Riesa | 2:0 |
| Sa., 12.03.1977 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:0 |
| Sa., 12.03.1977 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - 1. FC Union Berlin | 1:2 |
| Sa., 12.03.1977 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2:0 |
| Sa., 12.03.1977 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - SG Dynamo Dresden | 0:2 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 18 | 11-3-4 | 46:21 | 25 | 25 - 11 |
| 2. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 18 | 10-4-4 | 34:19 | 15 | 24 - 12 |
| 3. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 18 | 11-1-6 | 33:19 | 14 | 23 - 13 |
| 4. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 18 | 9-3-6 | 33:24 | 9 | 21 - 15 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 18 | 7-6-5 | 28:21 | 7 | 20 - 16 |
| 6. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 18 | 7-6-5 | 19:19 | 0 | 20 - 16 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 18 | 9-1-8 | 28:24 | 4 | 19 - 17 |
| 8. | |  | HFC Chemie | 18 | 5-7-6 | 18:25 | -7 | 17 - 19 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 18 | 4-7-7 | 21:29 | -8 | 15 - 21 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 18 | 7-1-10 | 17:25 | -8 | 15 - 21 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 18 | 6-3-9 | 19:28 | -9 | 15 - 21 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 18 | 5-4-9 | 23:26 | -3 | 14 - 22 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 18 | 4-4-10 | 19:37 | -18 | 12 - 24 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 18 | 5-2-11 | 20:41 | -21 | 12 - 24 |