| Mi., 09.09.1987 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 1:1 |
| Mi., 09.09.1987 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:1 |
| Mi., 09.09.1987 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - HFC Chemie | 1:0 |
| Mi., 09.09.1987 | FC Hansa Rostock - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:1 |
| Mi., 09.09.1987 | BFC Dynamo - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 5:0 |
| Mi., 09.09.1987 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1. FC Union Berlin | 7:1 |
| Mi., 09.09.1987 | 1. FC Magdeburg - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 6 | 5-1-0 | 20:3 | 17 | 11 - 1 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 6 | 3-2-1 | 8:3 | 5 | 8 - 4 |
| 3. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 6 | 3-1-2 | 12:9 | 3 | 7 - 5 |
| 4. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 6 | 2-3-1 | 10:7 | 3 | 7 - 5 |
| 5. |  |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 6 | 3-0-3 | 14:11 | 3 | 6 - 6 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 6 | 2-2-2 | 9:8 | 1 | 6 - 6 |
| 7. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 6 | 1-4-1 | 4:4 | 0 | 6 - 6 |
| 8. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 6 | 2-2-2 | 6:8 | -2 | 6 - 6 |
| 9. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 1-3-2 | 6:6 | 0 | 5 - 7 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 6 | 0-5-1 | 4:9 | -5 | 5 - 7 |
| 11. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 6 | 2-1-3 | 6:13 | -7 | 5 - 7 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 6 | 1-2-3 | 6:10 | -4 | 4 - 8 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 6 | 1-2-3 | 5:9 | -4 | 4 - 8 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 6 | 1-2-3 | 5:15 | -10 | 4 - 8 |