| Fr., 13.05.1977 | 1. FC Magdeburg - SG Dynamo Dresden | 0:0 |
| Sa., 14.05.1977 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3:2 |
| Sa., 14.05.1977 | HFC Chemie - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 4:1 |
| Sa., 14.05.1977 | BFC Dynamo - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 0:0 |
| Sa., 14.05.1977 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Union Berlin | 2:2 |
| Sa., 14.05.1977 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 3:1 |
| Sa., 14.05.1977 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Hansa Rostock | 0:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 15-6-4 | 64:26 | 38 | 36 - 14 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 25 | 14-5-6 | 46:27 | 19 | 33 - 17 |
| 3. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 25 | 14-4-7 | 42:25 | 17 | 32 - 18 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 25 | 13-5-7 | 44:31 | 13 | 31 - 19 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 25 | 10-9-6 | 40:28 | 12 | 29 - 21 |
| 6. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 25 | 7-10-8 | 32:33 | -1 | 24 - 26 |
| 7. |  |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 25 | 8-8-9 | 26:34 | -8 | 24 - 26 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 25 | 10-2-13 | 35:37 | -2 | 22 - 28 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 25 | 6-9-10 | 26:44 | -18 | 21 - 29 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 25 | 6-8-11 | 26:32 | -6 | 20 - 30 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 25 | 7-6-12 | 29:41 | -12 | 20 - 30 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 25 | 8-4-13 | 28:47 | -19 | 20 - 30 |
| 13. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 25 | 8-3-14 | 21:36 | -15 | 19 - 31 |
| 14. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 25 | 6-7-12 | 23:41 | -18 | 19 - 31 |