| Mi., 12.11.1986 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - BSG Stahl Riesa | 3:0 |
| Mi., 12.11.1986 | 1. FC Union Berlin - SG Dynamo Dresden | 0:0 |
| Mi., 12.11.1986 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 4:1 |
| Mi., 12.11.1986 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:0 |
| Mi., 12.11.1986 | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda - BSG Energie Cottbus | 2:0 |
| Mi., 12.11.1986 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:1 |
| Mi., 12.11.1986 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BFC Dynamo | 1:3 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 10 | 7-2-1 | 29:6 | 23 | 16 - 4 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 10 | 7-1-2 | 15:6 | 9 | 15 - 5 |
| 3. |  |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 10 | 5-3-2 | 15:8 | 7 | 13 - 7 |
| 4. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 10 | 3-7-0 | 14:10 | 4 | 13 - 7 |
| 5. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 10 | 3-6-1 | 14:8 | 6 | 12 - 8 |
| 6. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 10 | 4-4-2 | 10:9 | 1 | 12 - 8 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 10 | 4-3-3 | 17:14 | 3 | 11 - 9 |
| 8. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 10 | 3-4-3 | 13:12 | 1 | 10 - 10 |
| 9. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 10 | 4-2-4 | 14:15 | -1 | 10 - 10 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 10 | 3-1-6 | 8:19 | -11 | 7 - 13 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 10 | 2-2-6 | 7:17 | -10 | 6 - 14 |
| 12. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 10 | 1-3-6 | 7:17 | -10 | 5 - 15 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 10 | 1-3-6 | 5:15 | -10 | 5 - 15 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 10 | 1-3-6 | 8:20 | -12 | 5 - 15 |