| Sa., 19.02.1977 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 0:1 |
| Sa., 19.02.1977 | HFC Chemie - SG Dynamo Dresden | 3:1 |
| Sa., 19.02.1977 | BFC Dynamo - 1. FC Union Berlin | 0:1 |
| Sa., 19.02.1977 | 1. FC Magdeburg - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 0:1 |
| Sa., 19.02.1977 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Hansa Rostock | 0:0 |
| Sa., 19.02.1977 | BSG Stahl Riesa - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:1 |
| Sa., 19.02.1977 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 2:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 14 | 8-3-3 | 30:16 | 14 | 19 - 9 |
| 2. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 14 | 7-3-4 | 34:19 | 15 | 17 - 11 |
| 3. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 14 | 8-1-5 | 23:17 | 6 | 17 - 11 |
| 4. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 14 | 6-5-3 | 16:14 | 2 | 17 - 11 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 14 | 5-6-3 | 21:15 | 6 | 16 - 12 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 14 | 7-1-6 | 28:22 | 6 | 15 - 13 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 14 | 7-1-6 | 22:18 | 4 | 15 - 13 |
| 8. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 14 | 6-1-7 | 15:21 | -6 | 13 - 15 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 14 | 4-4-6 | 18:17 | 1 | 12 - 16 |
| 10. | |  | HFC Chemie | 14 | 4-4-6 | 15:23 | -8 | 12 - 16 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 14 | 3-6-5 | 13:24 | -11 | 12 - 16 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 14 | 5-1-8 | 19:30 | -11 | 11 - 17 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 14 | 4-2-8 | 18:27 | -9 | 10 - 18 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 14 | 4-2-8 | 15:24 | -9 | 10 - 18 |