| Sa., 23.10.1976 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BSG Wismut Aue | 5:1 |
| Sa., 23.10.1976 | HFC Chemie - 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:1 |
| Sa., 23.10.1976 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:1 |
| Sa., 23.10.1976 | SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Hansa Rostock | 6:2 |
| Sa., 23.10.1976 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:0 |
| Sa., 23.10.1976 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - BSG Stahl Riesa | 5:1 |
| Sa., 23.10.1976 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BFC Dynamo | 2:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 8 | 5-3-0 | 25:9 | 16 | 13 - 3 |
| 2. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 8 | 5-1-2 | 11:10 | 1 | 11 - 5 |
| 3. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 8 | 4-2-2 | 18:13 | 5 | 10 - 6 |
| 4. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 8 | 4-1-3 | 18:14 | 4 | 9 - 7 |
| 5. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 8 | 4-1-3 | 13:9 | 4 | 9 - 7 |
| 6. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 8 | 4-1-3 | 13:11 | 2 | 9 - 7 |
| 7. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 8 | 2-3-3 | 9:8 | 1 | 7 - 9 |
| 8. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 8 | 3-1-4 | 12:14 | -2 | 7 - 9 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 8 | 2-3-3 | 8:10 | -2 | 7 - 9 |
| 10. | |  | HFC Chemie | 8 | 2-3-3 | 8:12 | -4 | 7 - 9 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 8 | 3-1-4 | 10:17 | -7 | 7 - 9 |
| 12. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 8 | 2-2-4 | 9:12 | -3 | 6 - 10 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 8 | 1-4-3 | 7:10 | -3 | 6 - 10 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 8 | 0-4-4 | 7:19 | -12 | 4 - 12 |