| Sa., 09.10.1976 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BFC Dynamo | 2:1 |
| Sa., 09.10.1976 | BSG Wismut Aue - HFC Chemie | 1:1 |
| Sa., 09.10.1976 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:0 |
| Sa., 09.10.1976 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:0 |
| Sa., 09.10.1976 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 1:0 |
| Sa., 09.10.1976 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - SG Dynamo Dresden | 0:0 |
| Sa., 09.10.1976 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 2:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 4-3-0 | 19:7 | 12 | 11 - 3 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 7 | 4-1-2 | 13:7 | 6 | 9 - 5 |
| 3. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 7 | 4-1-2 | 17:12 | 5 | 9 - 5 |
| 4. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 7 | 4-1-2 | 6:9 | -3 | 9 - 5 |
| 5. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 7 | 3-2-2 | 16:13 | 3 | 8 - 6 |
| 6. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 7 | 3-1-3 | 10:8 | 2 | 7 - 7 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 7 | 3-1-3 | 8:10 | -2 | 7 - 7 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 7 | 3-1-3 | 9:12 | -3 | 7 - 7 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 7 | 2-2-3 | 9:8 | 1 | 6 - 8 |
| 10. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 7 | 2-2-3 | 7:9 | -2 | 6 - 8 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 7 | 2-1-4 | 8:11 | -3 | 5 - 9 |
| 12. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 7 | 1-3-3 | 7:10 | -3 | 5 - 9 |
| 13. | |  | HFC Chemie | 7 | 1-3-3 | 6:11 | -5 | 5 - 9 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 7 | 0-4-3 | 6:14 | -8 | 4 - 10 |