| Sa., 17.12.1977 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:0 |
| Sa., 17.12.1977 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Wismut Gera | 2:0 |
| Sa., 17.12.1977 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - 1. FC Magdeburg | 0:2 |
| Sa., 17.12.1977 | HFC Chemie - BSG Chemie Böhlen | 4:0 |
| Sa., 17.12.1977 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - BFC Dynamo | 0:0 |
| Sa., 17.12.1977 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:0 |
| Sa., 17.12.1977 | SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 13 | 10-1-2 | 28:8 | 20 | 21 - 5 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 13 | 9-2-2 | 32:16 | 16 | 20 - 6 |
| 3. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 13 | 7-3-3 | 28:15 | 13 | 17 - 9 |
| 4. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 13 | 6-4-3 | 27:14 | 13 | 16 - 10 |
| 5. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 13 | 6-3-4 | 28:16 | 12 | 15 - 11 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 13 | 5-5-3 | 12:11 | 1 | 15 - 11 |
| 7. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 13 | 5-3-5 | 22:21 | 1 | 13 - 13 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 13 | 3-6-4 | 17:19 | -2 | 12 - 14 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 13 | 3-4-6 | 13:19 | -6 | 10 - 16 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 13 | 4-2-7 | 13:27 | -14 | 10 - 16 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 13 | 2-6-5 | 11:25 | -14 | 10 - 16 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 13 | 2-5-6 | 15:22 | -7 | 9 - 17 |
| 13. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 13 | 1-7-5 | 9:16 | -7 | 9 - 17 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Wismut Gera | 13 | 1-3-9 | 14:40 | -26 | 5 - 21 |