| Fr., 17.04.1987 | BFC Dynamo - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3:1 |
| Fr., 17.04.1987 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 2:0 |
| Sa., 18.04.1987 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 1:1 |
| Sa., 18.04.1987 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BSG Stahl Riesa | 1:2 |
| Sa., 18.04.1987 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - 1. FC Union Berlin | 0:1 |
| Sa., 18.04.1987 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - BSG Wismut Aue | 0:0 |
| Sa., 18.04.1987 | BSG Energie Cottbus - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:2 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 21 | 15-4-2 | 53:17 | 36 | 34 - 8 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 21 | 13-5-3 | 31:16 | 15 | 31 - 11 |
| 3. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 10-9-2 | 42:21 | 21 | 29 - 13 |
| 4. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 21 | 11-6-4 | 32:17 | 15 | 28 - 14 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 21 | 9-6-6 | 33:25 | 8 | 24 - 18 |
| 6. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 21 | 5-11-5 | 24:26 | -2 | 21 - 21 |
| 7. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 21 | 7-6-8 | 27:29 | -2 | 20 - 22 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 21 | 6-8-7 | 20:26 | -6 | 20 - 22 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 21 | 6-7-8 | 25:25 | 0 | 19 - 23 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 21 | 5-8-8 | 19:27 | -8 | 18 - 24 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 21 | 5-5-11 | 22:39 | -17 | 15 - 27 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 21 | 5-3-13 | 16:42 | -26 | 13 - 29 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 21 | 4-4-13 | 22:34 | -12 | 12 - 30 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 21 | 3-4-14 | 17:39 | -22 | 10 - 32 |