| Sa., 09.04.1977 | BFC Dynamo - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 2:0 |
| Sa., 09.04.1977 | 1. FC Magdeburg - HFC Chemie | 1:0 |
| Sa., 09.04.1977 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:0 |
| Sa., 09.04.1977 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 0:0 |
| Sa., 09.04.1977 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:0 |
| Sa., 09.04.1977 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1. FC Union Berlin | 2:0 |
| Sa., 09.04.1977 | FC Hansa Rostock - SG Dynamo Dresden | 0:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 12-5-4 | 55:25 | 30 | 29 - 13 |
| 2. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 21 | 12-2-7 | 37:22 | 15 | 26 - 16 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 21 | 11-4-6 | 39:26 | 13 | 26 - 16 |
| 4. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 21 | 11-4-6 | 37:26 | 11 | 26 - 16 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 21 | 9-7-5 | 35:23 | 12 | 25 - 17 |
| 6. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 21 | 8-7-6 | 23:26 | -3 | 23 - 19 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 21 | 9-1-11 | 29:30 | -1 | 19 - 23 |
| 8. | |  | HFC Chemie | 21 | 6-7-8 | 25:29 | -4 | 19 - 23 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 21 | 6-7-8 | 23:36 | -13 | 19 - 23 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 21 | 7-3-11 | 18:28 | -10 | 17 - 25 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 21 | 7-3-11 | 24:41 | -17 | 17 - 25 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 21 | 5-6-10 | 23:28 | -5 | 16 - 26 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 21 | 6-4-11 | 23:35 | -12 | 16 - 26 |
| 14. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 21 | 5-6-10 | 21:37 | -16 | 16 - 26 |