| Sa., 03.12.1988 | BSG Energie Cottbus - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 3:1 |
| Sa., 03.12.1988 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:1 |
| Sa., 03.12.1988 | FC Hansa Rostock - BFC Dynamo | 1:0 |
| Sa., 03.12.1988 | BSG Wismut Aue - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 2:3 |
| Sa., 03.12.1988 | 1. FC Union Berlin - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:3 |
| Sa., 03.12.1988 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:1 |
| Fr., 09.12.1988 | HFC Chemie - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 4:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 13 | 12-0-1 | 37:13 | 24 | 24 - 2 |
| 2. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 13 | 7-2-4 | 21:10 | 11 | 16 - 10 |
| 3. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 13 | 8-0-5 | 18:13 | 5 | 16 - 10 |
| 4. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 13 | 5-5-3 | 26:15 | 11 | 15 - 11 |
| 5. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 13 | 6-2-5 | 19:13 | 6 | 14 - 12 |
| 6. | |  | HFC Chemie | 13 | 5-3-5 | 20:21 | -1 | 13 - 13 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 13 | 6-1-6 | 21:23 | -2 | 13 - 13 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 13 | 5-3-5 | 18:20 | -2 | 13 - 13 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 13 | 5-2-6 | 14:16 | -2 | 12 - 14 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 13 | 6-0-7 | 19:22 | -3 | 12 - 14 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 13 | 5-1-7 | 18:25 | -7 | 11 - 15 |
| 12. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 13 | 4-1-8 | 12:21 | -9 | 9 - 17 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 13 | 2-4-7 | 11:22 | -11 | 8 - 18 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 13 | 3-0-10 | 12:32 | -20 | 6 - 20 |