| Sa., 10.12.1977 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - SG Dynamo Dresden | 4:3 |
| Sa., 10.12.1977 | BFC Dynamo - BSG Wismut Aue | 3:0 |
| Sa., 10.12.1977 | BSG Chemie Böhlen - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:2 |
| Sa., 10.12.1977 | 1. FC Magdeburg - HFC Chemie | 2:0 |
| Sa., 10.12.1977 | BSG Wismut Gera - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 1:5 |
| Sa., 10.12.1977 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - 1. FC Union Berlin | 0:0 |
| Sa., 10.12.1977 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 0:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 12 | 9-1-2 | 26:8 | 18 | 19 - 5 |
| 2. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 12 | 8-2-2 | 31:16 | 15 | 18 - 6 |
| 3. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 12 | 7-2-3 | 28:15 | 13 | 16 - 8 |
| 4. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 12 | 6-3-3 | 28:14 | 14 | 15 - 9 |
| 5. | |  | HFC Chemie | 12 | 5-4-3 | 23:14 | 9 | 14 - 10 |
| 6. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 12 | 5-3-4 | 22:20 | 2 | 13 - 11 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 12 | 4-5-3 | 10:11 | -1 | 13 - 11 |
| 8. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 12 | 3-6-3 | 17:18 | -1 | 12 - 12 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 12 | 2-5-5 | 15:18 | -3 | 9 - 15 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 12 | 1-7-4 | 9:15 | -6 | 9 - 15 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 12 | 2-5-5 | 11:25 | -14 | 9 - 15 |
| 12. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 12 | 2-4-6 | 12:19 | -7 | 8 - 16 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 12 | 3-2-7 | 12:27 | -15 | 8 - 16 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Wismut Gera | 12 | 1-3-8 | 14:38 | -24 | 5 - 19 |