| Fr., 24.02.1989 | 1. FC Magdeburg - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 0:1 |
| Fr., 24.02.1989 | HFC Chemie - BFC Dynamo | 1:4 |
| Fr., 24.02.1989 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2:2 |
| Sa., 25.02.1989 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 1:0 |
| Sa., 25.02.1989 | BSG Wismut Aue - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 1:1 |
| Sa., 25.02.1989 | FC Hansa Rostock - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 1:0 |
| Sa., 25.02.1989 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BSG Energie Cottbus | 2:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 14 | 12-1-1 | 39:15 | 24 | 25 - 3 |
| 2. |  |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 14 | 9-0-5 | 19:13 | 6 | 18 - 10 |
| 3. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 14 | 6-5-3 | 30:16 | 14 | 17 - 11 |
| 4. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 14 | 7-2-5 | 21:11 | 10 | 16 - 12 |
| 5. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 14 | 7-2-5 | 21:13 | 8 | 16 - 12 |
| 6. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 14 | 7-1-6 | 22:23 | -1 | 15 - 13 |
| 7. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 14 | 5-4-5 | 19:21 | -2 | 14 - 14 |
| 8. | |  | HFC Chemie | 14 | 5-3-6 | 21:25 | -4 | 13 - 15 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 14 | 5-2-7 | 14:17 | -3 | 12 - 16 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 14 | 6-0-8 | 19:23 | -4 | 12 - 16 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 14 | 5-1-8 | 18:27 | -9 | 11 - 17 |
| 12. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 14 | 4-2-8 | 14:23 | -9 | 10 - 18 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 14 | 3-4-7 | 12:22 | -10 | 10 - 18 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 14 | 3-1-10 | 13:33 | -20 | 7 - 21 |