| Fr., 15.05.1987 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Energie Cottbus | 0:1 |
| Sa., 16.05.1987 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - BFC Dynamo | 0:1 |
| Sa., 16.05.1987 | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2:1 |
| Sa., 16.05.1987 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:0 |
| Sa., 16.05.1987 | BSG Wismut Aue - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:1 |
| Sa., 16.05.1987 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Stahl Riesa | 0:0 |
| Mi., 27.05.1987 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2:2 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 24 | 17-4-3 | 56:20 | 36 | 38 - 10 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 12-10-2 | 49:22 | 27 | 34 - 14 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 24 | 13-7-4 | 33:19 | 14 | 33 - 15 |
| 4. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 24 | 11-8-5 | 34:23 | 11 | 30 - 18 |
| 5. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 24 | 9-7-8 | 30:30 | 0 | 25 - 23 |
| 6. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 24 | 9-6-9 | 35:31 | 4 | 24 - 24 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 24 | 6-12-6 | 26:28 | -2 | 24 - 24 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 24 | 7-8-9 | 25:31 | -6 | 22 - 26 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 24 | 6-9-9 | 29:30 | -1 | 21 - 27 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 24 | 6-9-9 | 23:28 | -5 | 21 - 27 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 24 | 6-6-12 | 24:45 | -21 | 18 - 30 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 24 | 6-4-14 | 18:44 | -26 | 16 - 32 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 24 | 5-5-14 | 25:37 | -12 | 15 - 33 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 24 | 5-5-14 | 21:40 | -19 | 15 - 33 |