| Fr., 27.02.1987 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - 1. FC Union Berlin | 2:2 |
| Fr., 27.02.1987 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1. FC Magdeburg | 0:1 |
| Sa., 28.02.1987 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BSG Energie Cottbus | 0:0 |
| Sa., 28.02.1987 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:2 |
| Sa., 28.02.1987 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 3:2 |
| Sa., 28.02.1987 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - BFC Dynamo | 1:1 |
| Mi., 22.04.1987 | BSG Wismut Aue - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 2:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 14 | 10-3-1 | 37:9 | 28 | 23 - 5 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 14 | 9-3-2 | 22:10 | 12 | 21 - 7 |
| 3. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 14 | 7-4-3 | 20:12 | 8 | 18 - 10 |
| 4. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 14 | 5-7-2 | 23:14 | 9 | 17 - 11 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 14 | 7-3-4 | 22:16 | 6 | 17 - 11 |
| 6. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 14 | 4-8-2 | 17:15 | 2 | 16 - 12 |
| 7. |  |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 14 | 5-5-4 | 18:14 | 4 | 15 - 13 |
| 8. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 14 | 5-4-5 | 18:19 | -1 | 14 - 14 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 14 | 4-4-6 | 11:18 | -7 | 12 - 16 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 14 | 2-6-6 | 9:18 | -9 | 10 - 18 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 14 | 4-2-8 | 12:23 | -11 | 10 - 18 |
| 12. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 14 | 2-5-7 | 12:26 | -14 | 9 - 19 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 14 | 2-3-9 | 10:22 | -12 | 7 - 21 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 14 | 2-3-9 | 10:25 | -15 | 7 - 21 |