| Sa., 05.03.1988 | BFC Dynamo - 1. FC Union Berlin | 2:1 |
| Sa., 05.03.1988 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 1:3 |
| Sa., 05.03.1988 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:1 |
| Sa., 05.03.1988 | HFC Chemie - BSG Stahl Riesa | 3:0 |
| Sa., 05.03.1988 | SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 5:1 |
| Sa., 05.03.1988 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Wismut Aue | 2:0 |
| Di., 19.04.1988 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - 1. FC Magdeburg | 3:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 15 | 9-4-2 | 39:18 | 21 | 22 - 8 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 15 | 9-4-2 | 26:12 | 14 | 22 - 8 |
| 3. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 7-6-2 | 31:14 | 17 | 20 - 10 |
| 4. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 15 | 4-9-2 | 20:14 | 6 | 17 - 13 |
| 5. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 15 | 7-2-6 | 22:21 | 1 | 16 - 14 |
| 6. |  |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 15 | 5-5-5 | 21:19 | 2 | 15 - 15 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 15 | 4-7-4 | 24:23 | 1 | 15 - 15 |
| 8. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 15 | 4-7-4 | 16:17 | -1 | 15 - 15 |
| 9. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 15 | 4-5-6 | 22:26 | -4 | 13 - 17 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 15 | 3-7-5 | 14:23 | -9 | 13 - 17 |
| 11. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 15 | 5-2-8 | 25:32 | -7 | 12 - 18 |
| 12. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 15 | 3-5-7 | 20:32 | -12 | 11 - 19 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 15 | 3-4-8 | 12:20 | -8 | 10 - 20 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 15 | 2-5-8 | 19:40 | -21 | 9 - 21 |