| Mi., 06.04.1988 | BFC Dynamo - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:0 |
| Mi., 06.04.1988 | FC Hansa Rostock - HFC Chemie | 5:2 |
| Mi., 06.04.1988 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:0 |
| Mi., 06.04.1988 | 1. FC Magdeburg - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 2:0 |
| Mi., 06.04.1988 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Union Berlin | 1:0 |
| Mi., 06.04.1988 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 2:2 |
| Mi., 06.04.1988 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 20 | 12-5-3 | 48:23 | 25 | 29 - 11 |
| 2. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 20 | 11-7-2 | 31:14 | 17 | 29 - 11 |
| 3. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 10-7-3 | 40:18 | 22 | 27 - 13 |
| 4. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 20 | 9-5-6 | 30:26 | 4 | 23 - 17 |
| 5. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 20 | 7-8-5 | 33:29 | 4 | 22 - 18 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 20 | 8-5-7 | 30:26 | 4 | 21 - 19 |
| 7. | |  | HFC Chemie | 20 | 5-10-5 | 25:24 | 1 | 20 - 20 |
| 8. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 20 | 6-8-6 | 23:24 | -1 | 20 - 20 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 20 | 6-4-10 | 33:40 | -7 | 16 - 24 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 20 | 4-7-9 | 24:33 | -9 | 15 - 25 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 20 | 5-5-10 | 16:26 | -10 | 15 - 25 |
| 12. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 20 | 5-5-10 | 27:47 | -20 | 15 - 25 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 20 | 3-8-9 | 17:31 | -14 | 14 - 26 |
| 14. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 20 | 4-6-10 | 28:44 | -16 | 14 - 26 |