| Sa., 16.04.1988 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BFC Dynamo | 1:3 |
| Sa., 16.04.1988 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2:0 |
| Sa., 16.04.1988 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - BSG Wismut Aue | 5:2 |
| Sa., 16.04.1988 | 1. FC Union Berlin - 1. FC Magdeburg | 0:0 |
| Sa., 16.04.1988 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:2 |
| Sa., 16.04.1988 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Hansa Rostock | 1:1 |
| Sa., 16.04.1988 | HFC Chemie - SG Dynamo Dresden | 0:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 21 | 13-5-3 | 51:24 | 27 | 31 - 11 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 21 | 11-8-2 | 33:16 | 17 | 30 - 12 |
| 3. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 10-8-3 | 40:18 | 22 | 28 - 14 |
| 4. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 21 | 10-5-6 | 35:28 | 7 | 25 - 17 |
| 5. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 21 | 7-9-5 | 34:30 | 4 | 23 - 19 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 21 | 8-6-7 | 30:26 | 4 | 22 - 20 |
| 7. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 21 | 7-8-6 | 25:24 | 1 | 22 - 20 |
| 8. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 21 | 5-11-5 | 25:24 | 1 | 21 - 21 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 21 | 6-4-11 | 33:42 | -9 | 16 - 26 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 21 | 4-8-9 | 26:35 | -9 | 16 - 26 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 21 | 5-6-10 | 27:47 | -20 | 16 - 26 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 21 | 5-5-11 | 18:31 | -13 | 15 - 27 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 21 | 4-7-10 | 29:45 | -16 | 15 - 27 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 21 | 3-8-10 | 18:34 | -16 | 14 - 28 |