| Sa., 24.09.1988 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - HFC Chemie | 5:3 |
| Sa., 24.09.1988 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Hansa Rostock | 2:0 |
| Sa., 24.09.1988 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:1 |
| Sa., 24.09.1988 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BSG Energie Cottbus | 3:1 |
| Sa., 24.09.1988 | 1. FC Magdeburg - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 1:0 |
| Sa., 24.09.1988 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BFC Dynamo | 2:1 |
| Sa., 24.09.1988 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 5:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 6 | 5-0-1 | 13:6 | 7 | 10 - 2 |
| 2. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 6 | 4-0-2 | 13:10 | 3 | 8 - 4 |
| 3. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 6 | 3-2-1 | 10:8 | 2 | 8 - 4 |
| 4. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 6 | 3-1-2 | 8:6 | 2 | 7 - 5 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 6 | 3-1-2 | 7:5 | 2 | 7 - 5 |
| 6. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 6 | 1-4-1 | 13:10 | 3 | 6 - 6 |
| 7. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 6 | 3-0-3 | 7:5 | 2 | 6 - 6 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 6 | 3-0-3 | 11:10 | 1 | 6 - 6 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 6 | 3-0-3 | 9:11 | -2 | 6 - 6 |
| 10. | |  | HFC Chemie | 6 | 2-2-2 | 8:10 | -2 | 6 - 6 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 6 | 1-3-2 | 7:7 | 0 | 5 - 7 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 6 | 2-1-3 | 7:11 | -4 | 5 - 7 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 6 | 1-2-3 | 4:5 | -1 | 4 - 8 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 6 | 0-0-6 | 1:14 | -13 | 0 - 12 |