| Sa., 26.02.1977 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - 1. FC Union Berlin | 2:0 |
| Sa., 26.02.1977 | HFC Chemie - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 0:0 |
| Sa., 26.02.1977 | BFC Dynamo - FC Hansa Rostock | 6:0 |
| Sa., 26.02.1977 | 1. FC Magdeburg - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:0 |
| Sa., 26.02.1977 | BSG Wismut Aue - BSG Stahl Riesa | 6:0 |
| Sa., 26.02.1977 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - SG Dynamo Dresden | 0:2 |
| Sa., 26.02.1977 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 16 | 10-3-3 | 34:17 | 17 | 23 - 9 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 16 | 9-3-4 | 39:19 | 20 | 21 - 11 |
| 3. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 16 | 10-1-5 | 31:17 | 14 | 21 - 11 |
| 4. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 16 | 8-2-6 | 31:23 | 8 | 18 - 14 |
| 5. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 16 | 6-6-4 | 25:19 | 6 | 18 - 14 |
| 6. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 16 | 6-6-4 | 16:16 | 0 | 18 - 14 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 16 | 8-1-7 | 24:21 | 3 | 17 - 15 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 16 | 5-4-7 | 20:19 | 1 | 14 - 18 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 16 | 4-6-6 | 21:28 | -7 | 14 - 18 |
| 10. | |  | HFC Chemie | 16 | 4-6-6 | 16:24 | -8 | 14 - 18 |
| 11. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 16 | 6-1-9 | 15:24 | -9 | 13 - 19 |
| 12. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 16 | 4-3-9 | 16:27 | -11 | 11 - 21 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 16 | 4-3-9 | 19:34 | -15 | 11 - 21 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 16 | 5-1-10 | 19:38 | -19 | 11 - 21 |