| Fr., 11.11.1988 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 1:0 |
| Sa., 12.11.1988 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:0 |
| Sa., 12.11.1988 | BSG Energie Cottbus - BFC Dynamo | 0:2 |
| Sa., 12.11.1988 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 2:0 |
| Sa., 12.11.1988 | HFC Chemie - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:3 |
| Sa., 12.11.1988 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:0 |
| Sa., 12.11.1988 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 10-0-1 | 32:12 | 20 | 20 - 2 |
| 2. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 11 | 5-4-2 | 25:13 | 12 | 14 - 8 |
| 3. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 11 | 7-0-4 | 17:10 | 7 | 14 - 8 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 11 | 6-1-4 | 18:11 | 7 | 13 - 9 |
| 5. |  |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 11 | 5-3-3 | 16:15 | 1 | 13 - 9 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 11 | 5-2-4 | 18:10 | 8 | 12 - 10 |
| 7. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 11 | 5-1-5 | 19:20 | -1 | 11 - 11 |
| 8. | |  | HFC Chemie | 11 | 4-3-4 | 15:17 | -2 | 11 - 11 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 11 | 4-1-6 | 10:14 | -4 | 9 - 13 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 11 | 4-1-6 | 15:22 | -7 | 9 - 13 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 11 | 4-0-7 | 13:19 | -6 | 8 - 14 |
| 12. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 11 | 2-4-5 | 9:16 | -7 | 8 - 14 |
| 13. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 11 | 4-0-7 | 11:19 | -8 | 8 - 14 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 11 | 2-0-9 | 8:28 | -20 | 4 - 18 |