| Sa., 16.04.1977 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:2 |
| Sa., 16.04.1977 | HFC Chemie - BFC Dynamo | 1:1 |
| Sa., 16.04.1977 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Hansa Rostock | 2:0 |
| Sa., 16.04.1977 | SG Dynamo Dresden - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 3:1 |
| Sa., 16.04.1977 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - BSG Stahl Riesa | 2:0 |
| Sa., 16.04.1977 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:0 |
| Sa., 16.04.1977 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 22 | 13-5-4 | 58:26 | 32 | 31 - 13 |
| 2. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 22 | 12-4-6 | 41:27 | 14 | 28 - 16 |
| 3. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 22 | 12-4-6 | 39:27 | 12 | 28 - 16 |
| 4. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 22 | 12-3-7 | 38:23 | 15 | 27 - 17 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 22 | 9-7-6 | 36:26 | 10 | 25 - 19 |
| 6. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 22 | 8-7-7 | 24:28 | -4 | 23 - 21 |
| 7. | |  | HFC Chemie | 22 | 6-8-8 | 26:30 | -4 | 20 - 24 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 22 | 9-1-12 | 30:32 | -2 | 19 - 25 |
| 9. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 22 | 8-3-11 | 19:28 | -9 | 19 - 25 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 22 | 6-7-9 | 23:37 | -14 | 19 - 25 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 22 | 6-6-10 | 25:28 | -3 | 18 - 26 |
| 12. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 22 | 7-4-11 | 25:35 | -10 | 18 - 26 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 22 | 7-3-12 | 24:43 | -19 | 17 - 27 |
| 14. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 22 | 5-6-11 | 21:39 | -18 | 16 - 28 |