| Fr., 16.10.1987 | HFC Chemie - BFC Dynamo | 2:2 |
| Fr., 16.10.1987 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - FC Hansa Rostock | 2:0 |
| Sa., 17.10.1987 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2:2 |
| Sa., 17.10.1987 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:0 |
| Sa., 17.10.1987 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BSG Wismut Aue | 0:0 |
| Sa., 17.10.1987 | 1. FC Union Berlin - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:2 |
| Sa., 17.10.1987 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 4:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 9 | 6-2-1 | 26:8 | 18 | 14 - 4 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 9 | 5-3-1 | 14:6 | 8 | 13 - 5 |
| 3. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 9 | 4-3-2 | 16:9 | 7 | 11 - 7 |
| 4. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 9 | 3-4-2 | 16:13 | 3 | 10 - 8 |
| 5. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 9 | 2-5-2 | 12:10 | 2 | 9 - 9 |
| 6. | |  | HFC Chemie | 9 | 1-7-1 | 9:9 | 0 | 9 - 9 |
| 7. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 9 | 3-3-3 | 7:9 | -2 | 9 - 9 |
| 8. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 9 | 3-2-4 | 14:13 | 1 | 8 - 10 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 9 | 4-0-5 | 16:17 | -1 | 8 - 10 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 9 | 3-2-4 | 9:11 | -2 | 8 - 10 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 9 | 2-3-4 | 8:12 | -4 | 7 - 11 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 9 | 1-5-3 | 8:14 | -6 | 7 - 11 |
| 13. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 9 | 2-3-4 | 8:17 | -9 | 7 - 11 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 9 | 2-2-5 | 9:24 | -15 | 6 - 12 |