| Fr., 03.10.1986 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - BSG Stahl Riesa | 1:1 |
| Fr., 03.10.1986 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2:0 |
| Sa., 04.10.1986 | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 0:1 |
| Sa., 04.10.1986 | 1. FC Magdeburg - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:0 |
| Sa., 04.10.1986 | BFC Dynamo - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:1 |
| Sa., 04.10.1986 | BSG Energie Cottbus - BSG Wismut Aue | 0:2 |
| Sa., 04.10.1986 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - 1. FC Union Berlin | 2:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 7 | 5-1-1 | 10:4 | 6 | 11 - 3 |
| 2. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 7 | 4-2-1 | 18:5 | 13 | 10 - 4 |
| 3. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 7 | 4-1-2 | 12:7 | 5 | 9 - 5 |
| 4. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 7 | 2-5-0 | 10:7 | 3 | 9 - 5 |
| 5. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 7 | 3-3-1 | 5:4 | 1 | 9 - 5 |
| 6. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 2-4-1 | 10:6 | 4 | 8 - 6 |
| 7. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 7 | 3-2-2 | 12:10 | 2 | 8 - 6 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 7 | 3-2-2 | 7:5 | 2 | 8 - 6 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 7 | 2-3-2 | 11:8 | 3 | 7 - 7 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 7 | 2-1-4 | 5:13 | -8 | 5 - 9 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 7 | 1-2-4 | 5:10 | -5 | 4 - 10 |
| 12. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 7 | 1-2-4 | 5:12 | -7 | 4 - 10 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 7 | 1-1-5 | 4:12 | -8 | 3 - 11 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 7 | 1-1-5 | 7:18 | -11 | 3 - 11 |