| Sa., 18.10.1986 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2:2 |
| Sa., 18.10.1986 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 0:0 |
| Sa., 18.10.1986 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:1 |
| Sa., 18.10.1986 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:1 |
| Sa., 18.10.1986 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BSG Energie Cottbus | 3:0 |
| Sa., 18.10.1986 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BFC Dynamo | 0:4 |
| Sa., 18.10.1986 | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 8 | 6-1-1 | 13:4 | 9 | 13 - 3 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 8 | 5-2-1 | 22:5 | 17 | 12 - 4 |
| 3. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 8 | 2-6-0 | 11:8 | 3 | 10 - 6 |
| 4. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 8 | 3-4-1 | 7:6 | 1 | 10 - 6 |
| 5. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 8 | 2-5-1 | 12:8 | 4 | 9 - 7 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 8 | 3-3-2 | 13:11 | 2 | 9 - 7 |
| 7. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 8 | 3-3-2 | 8:6 | 2 | 9 - 7 |
| 8. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 8 | 4-1-3 | 12:11 | 1 | 9 - 7 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 8 | 2-4-2 | 11:8 | 3 | 8 - 8 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 8 | 1-3-4 | 5:10 | -5 | 5 - 11 |
| 11. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 8 | 1-3-4 | 6:13 | -7 | 5 - 11 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 8 | 2-1-5 | 5:16 | -11 | 5 - 11 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 8 | 1-2-5 | 5:13 | -8 | 4 - 12 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 8 | 1-2-5 | 8:19 | -11 | 4 - 12 |