| Sa., 05.11.1977 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - 1. FC Union Berlin | 0:1 |
| Sa., 05.11.1977 | HFC Chemie - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 3:0 |
| Sa., 05.11.1977 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 0:0 |
| Sa., 05.11.1977 | BSG Wismut Aue - BSG Wismut Gera | 1:2 |
| Sa., 05.11.1977 | SG Dynamo Dresden - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:0 |
| Sa., 05.11.1977 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BSG Chemie Böhlen | 2:1 |
| Sa., 05.11.1977 | BFC Dynamo - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 4:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 9 | 8-1-0 | 26:9 | 17 | 17 - 1 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 9 | 7-0-2 | 22:7 | 15 | 14 - 4 |
| 3. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 9 | 4-3-2 | 18:9 | 9 | 11 - 7 |
| 4. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 9 | 4-3-2 | 9:9 | 0 | 11 - 7 |
| 5. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 9 | 4-2-3 | 19:11 | 8 | 10 - 8 |
| 6. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 9 | 4-2-3 | 20:14 | 6 | 10 - 8 |
| 7. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 9 | 4-2-3 | 16:12 | 4 | 10 - 8 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 9 | 3-4-2 | 16:15 | 1 | 10 - 8 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 9 | 2-3-4 | 11:13 | -2 | 7 - 11 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 9 | 1-4-4 | 6:12 | -6 | 6 - 12 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 9 | 1-4-4 | 5:19 | -14 | 6 - 12 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 9 | 2-1-6 | 10:23 | -13 | 5 - 13 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Gera | 9 | 1-3-5 | 9:26 | -17 | 5 - 13 |
| 14. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 9 | 1-2-6 | 9:17 | -8 | 4 - 14 |