| Sa., 01.10.1977 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - SG Dynamo Dresden | 0:2 |
| Sa., 01.10.1977 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:0 |
| Sa., 01.10.1977 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 7:0 |
| Sa., 01.10.1977 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Chemie Böhlen | 2:1 |
| Sa., 01.10.1977 | BSG Wismut Gera - BFC Dynamo | 0:6 |
| Sa., 01.10.1977 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:1 |
| Sa., 01.10.1977 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - HFC Chemie | 0:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 5-1-0 | 17:5 | 12 | 11 - 1 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 6 | 5-0-1 | 15:3 | 12 | 10 - 2 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 6 | 4-1-1 | 19:9 | 10 | 9 - 3 |
| 4. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 6 | 3-2-1 | 14:9 | 5 | 8 - 4 |
| 5. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 6 | 2-3-1 | 10:11 | -1 | 7 - 5 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 6 | 3-1-2 | 6:7 | -1 | 7 - 5 |
| 7. | |  | HFC Chemie | 6 | 2-2-2 | 13:8 | 5 | 6 - 6 |
| 8. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 6 | 2-2-2 | 8:6 | 2 | 6 - 6 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 6 | 1-2-3 | 9:11 | -2 | 4 - 8 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 6 | 1-2-3 | 5:8 | -3 | 4 - 8 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 6 | 1-2-3 | 4:14 | -10 | 4 - 8 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 6 | 1-1-4 | 7:16 | -9 | 3 - 9 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Gera | 6 | 0-3-3 | 4:16 | -12 | 3 - 9 |
| 14. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 6 | 0-2-4 | 4:12 | -8 | 2 - 10 |