| Sa., 22.10.1988 | BFC Dynamo - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 5:1 |
| Sa., 22.10.1988 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 7:2 |
| Sa., 22.10.1988 | BSG Energie Cottbus - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 3:0 |
| Sa., 22.10.1988 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - SG Dynamo Dresden | 3:4 |
| Sa., 22.10.1988 | FC Hansa Rostock - 1. FC Magdeburg | 3:0 |
| Sa., 22.10.1988 | HFC Chemie - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 3:0 |
| Sa., 22.10.1988 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Union Berlin | 2:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 9 | 8-0-1 | 24:11 | 13 | 16 - 2 |
| 2. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 9 | 4-4-1 | 23:11 | 12 | 12 - 6 |
| 3. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 9 | 6-0-3 | 16:5 | 11 | 12 - 6 |
| 4. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 9 | 5-1-3 | 16:10 | 6 | 11 - 7 |
| 5. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 9 | 4-3-2 | 15:13 | 2 | 11 - 7 |
| 6. | |  | HFC Chemie | 9 | 4-3-2 | 14:12 | 2 | 11 - 7 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 9 | 5-0-4 | 19:19 | 0 | 10 - 8 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 9 | 4-1-4 | 14:17 | -3 | 9 - 9 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 9 | 3-2-4 | 15:10 | 5 | 8 - 10 |
| 10. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 9 | 3-1-5 | 8:13 | -5 | 7 - 11 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 9 | 3-0-6 | 12:18 | -6 | 6 - 12 |
| 12. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 9 | 3-0-6 | 9:18 | -9 | 6 - 12 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 9 | 1-3-5 | 8:16 | -8 | 5 - 13 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 9 | 1-0-8 | 5:25 | -20 | 2 - 16 |