| Mi., 06.10.1976 | HFC Chemie - BSG Stahl Riesa | 1:1 |
| Mi., 06.10.1976 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2:2 |
| Mi., 06.10.1976 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:0 |
| Mi., 06.10.1976 | BFC Dynamo - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:1 |
| Mi., 06.10.1976 | SG Dynamo Dresden - 1. FC Union Berlin | 3:2 |
| Mi., 06.10.1976 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - FC Hansa Rostock | 1:0 |
| Mi., 06.10.1976 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - 1. FC Magdeburg | 5:3 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 4-2-0 | 19:7 | 12 | 10 - 2 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 6 | 4-1-1 | 12:5 | 7 | 9 - 3 |
| 3. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 6 | 4-1-1 | 6:8 | -2 | 9 - 3 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 6 | 3-2-1 | 15:11 | 4 | 8 - 4 |
| 5. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 6 | 3-1-2 | 15:11 | 4 | 7 - 5 |
| 6. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 6 | 3-1-2 | 8:8 | 0 | 7 - 5 |
| 7. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 6 | 2-2-2 | 9:7 | 2 | 6 - 6 |
| 8. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 6 | 2-1-3 | 9:8 | 1 | 5 - 7 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 6 | 2-1-3 | 7:9 | -2 | 5 - 7 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 6 | 2-1-3 | 7:12 | -5 | 5 - 7 |
| 11. | |  | HFC Chemie | 6 | 1-2-3 | 5:10 | -5 | 4 - 8 |
| 12. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 6 | 1-1-4 | 6:10 | -4 | 3 - 9 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 6 | 0-3-3 | 6:10 | -4 | 3 - 9 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 6 | 0-3-3 | 5:13 | -8 | 3 - 9 |