| Sa., 07.05.1977 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - HFC Chemie | 1:1 |
| Sa., 07.05.1977 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 1:1 |
| Sa., 07.05.1977 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Stahl Riesa | 1:1 |
| Sa., 07.05.1977 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Wismut Aue | 4:0 |
| Sa., 07.05.1977 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - 1. FC Magdeburg | 0:3 |
| Sa., 07.05.1977 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - BFC Dynamo | 1:2 |
| Sa., 07.05.1977 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Hansa Rostock | 2:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 15-5-4 | 64:26 | 38 | 35 - 13 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 24 | 14-4-6 | 46:27 | 19 | 32 - 16 |
| 3. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 24 | 14-3-7 | 42:25 | 17 | 31 - 17 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 24 | 13-5-6 | 42:28 | 14 | 31 - 17 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 24 | 10-8-6 | 40:28 | 12 | 28 - 20 |
| 6. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 24 | 8-8-8 | 25:31 | -6 | 24 - 24 |
| 7. | |  | HFC Chemie | 24 | 6-10-8 | 28:32 | -4 | 22 - 26 |
| 8. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 24 | 9-2-13 | 32:35 | -3 | 20 - 28 |
| 9. |  |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 24 | 6-8-10 | 24:42 | -18 | 20 - 28 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 24 | 6-7-11 | 26:32 | -6 | 19 - 29 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 24 | 7-5-12 | 27:39 | -12 | 19 - 29 |
| 12. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 24 | 8-3-13 | 20:32 | -12 | 19 - 29 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 24 | 6-6-12 | 23:41 | -18 | 18 - 30 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 24 | 7-4-13 | 25:46 | -21 | 18 - 30 |