| Sa., 19.11.1988 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:0 |
| Sa., 19.11.1988 | 1. FC Magdeburg - 1. FC Union Berlin | 3:1 |
| Sa., 19.11.1988 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Wismut Aue | 2:0 |
| Sa., 19.11.1988 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - HFC Chemie | 3:1 |
| Sa., 19.11.1988 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - FC Hansa Rostock | 3:0 |
| Sa., 19.11.1988 | BFC Dynamo - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:1 |
| Sa., 19.11.1988 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BSG Energie Cottbus | 2:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 12 | 11-0-1 | 34:12 | 22 | 22 - 2 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 12 | 5-5-2 | 26:14 | 12 | 15 - 9 |
| 3. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 12 | 6-2-4 | 20:10 | 10 | 14 - 10 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 12 | 6-2-4 | 19:12 | 7 | 14 - 10 |
| 5. |  |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 12 | 7-0-5 | 17:13 | 4 | 14 - 10 |
| 6. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 12 | 6-1-5 | 20:20 | 0 | 13 - 11 |
| 7. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 12 | 5-3-4 | 16:17 | -1 | 13 - 11 |
| 8. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 12 | 5-1-6 | 13:15 | -2 | 11 - 13 |
| 9. | |  | HFC Chemie | 12 | 4-3-5 | 16:20 | -4 | 11 - 13 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 12 | 5-0-7 | 16:20 | -4 | 10 - 14 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 12 | 4-1-7 | 15:24 | -9 | 9 - 15 |
| 12. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 12 | 4-0-8 | 11:20 | -9 | 8 - 16 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 12 | 2-4-6 | 10:19 | -9 | 8 - 16 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 12 | 3-0-9 | 11:28 | -17 | 6 - 18 |