| Sa., 02.10.1976 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BFC Dynamo | 0:3 |
| Sa., 02.10.1976 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - HFC Chemie | 0:0 |
| Sa., 02.10.1976 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 1:1 |
| Sa., 02.10.1976 | FC Hansa Rostock - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:0 |
| Sa., 02.10.1976 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:2 |
| Sa., 02.10.1976 | SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:1 |
| So., 03.10.1976 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Magdeburg | 0:4 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 5 | 3-2-0 | 16:5 | 11 | 8 - 2 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 5 | 4-0-1 | 11:4 | 7 | 8 - 2 |
| 3. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 3-1-1 | 12:6 | 6 | 7 - 3 |
| 4. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 5 | 3-1-1 | 5:8 | -3 | 7 - 3 |
| 5. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 5 | 2-2-1 | 10:8 | 2 | 6 - 4 |
| 6. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 5 | 2-1-2 | 9:7 | 2 | 5 - 5 |
| 7. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 5 | 2-1-2 | 7:5 | 2 | 5 - 5 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 5 | 2-1-2 | 6:8 | -2 | 5 - 5 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 5 | 2-0-3 | 5:7 | -2 | 4 - 6 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 5 | 2-0-3 | 6:11 | -5 | 4 - 6 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 5 | 0-3-2 | 6:8 | -2 | 3 - 7 |
| 12. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 5 | 1-1-3 | 4:7 | -3 | 3 - 7 |
| 13. | |  | HFC Chemie | 5 | 1-1-3 | 4:9 | -5 | 3 - 7 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 5 | 0-2-3 | 4:12 | -8 | 2 - 8 |