| Fr., 05.11.1976 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - HFC Chemie | 4:0 |
| Sa., 06.11.1976 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BFC Dynamo | 2:0 |
| Sa., 06.11.1976 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - FC Hansa Rostock | 2:1 |
| Sa., 06.11.1976 | 1. FC Union Berlin - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:3 |
| Sa., 06.11.1976 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Stahl Riesa | 4:0 |
| Sa., 06.11.1976 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - BSG Wismut Aue | 3:1 |
| Sa., 06.11.1976 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:3 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 10 | 6-3-1 | 30:12 | 18 | 15 - 5 |
| 2. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 10 | 6-1-3 | 18:12 | 6 | 13 - 7 |
| 3. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 10 | 5-2-3 | 22:14 | 8 | 12 - 8 |
| 4. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 10 | 5-1-4 | 22:19 | 3 | 11 - 9 |
| 5. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 10 | 5-1-4 | 15:12 | 3 | 11 - 9 |
| 6. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 10 | 4-3-3 | 11:11 | 0 | 11 - 9 |
| 7. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 10 | 5-1-4 | 13:14 | -1 | 11 - 9 |
| 8. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 10 | 3-4-3 | 13:11 | 2 | 10 - 10 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 10 | 3-3-4 | 13:11 | 2 | 9 - 11 |
| 10. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 10 | 4-1-5 | 14:16 | -2 | 9 - 11 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 10 | 4-1-5 | 12:22 | -10 | 9 - 11 |
| 12. | |  | HFC Chemie | 10 | 2-3-5 | 9:18 | -9 | 7 - 13 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 10 | 2-2-6 | 9:16 | -7 | 6 - 14 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 10 | 1-4-5 | 9:22 | -13 | 6 - 14 |