| Fr., 02.09.1988 | HFC Chemie - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 2:0 |
| Fr., 02.09.1988 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BFC Dynamo | 2:6 |
| Sa., 03.09.1988 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Hansa Rostock | 1:0 |
| Sa., 03.09.1988 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 3:1 |
| Sa., 03.09.1988 | BSG Wismut Aue - BSG Energie Cottbus | 3:2 |
| Sa., 03.09.1988 | 1. FC Union Berlin - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 1:1 |
| Sa., 03.09.1988 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 3:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 4 | 3-0-1 | 10:5 | 5 | 6 - 2 |
| 2. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 4 | 2-2-0 | 5:2 | 3 | 6 - 2 |
| 3. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 4 | 2-2-0 | 8:6 | 2 | 6 - 2 |
| 4. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 4 | 3-0-1 | 7:5 | 2 | 6 - 2 |
| 5. | |  | BFC Dynamo | 4 | 1-3-0 | 11:7 | 4 | 5 - 3 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 4 | 2-0-2 | 5:4 | 1 | 4 - 4 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 4 | 1-2-1 | 5:4 | 1 | 4 - 4 |
| 8. |  |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 4 | 2-0-2 | 4:3 | 1 | 4 - 4 |
| 9. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 4 | 2-0-2 | 5:5 | 0 | 4 - 4 |
| 10. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 4 | 2-0-2 | 6:8 | -2 | 4 - 4 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 4 | 1-1-2 | 4:7 | -3 | 3 - 5 |
| 12. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 4 | 0-2-2 | 2:4 | -2 | 2 - 6 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 4 | 1-0-3 | 4:9 | -5 | 2 - 6 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 4 | 0-0-4 | 1:8 | -7 | 0 - 8 |