| Sa., 12.03.1988 | BFC Dynamo - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:2 |
| Sa., 12.03.1988 | 1. FC Magdeburg - FC Hansa Rostock | 2:1 |
| Sa., 12.03.1988 | BSG Wismut Aue - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:3 |
| Sa., 12.03.1988 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - HFC Chemie | 2:3 |
| Sa., 12.03.1988 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:2 |
| Sa., 12.03.1988 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 2:1 |
| Sa., 12.03.1988 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - 1. FC Union Berlin | 3:2 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 16 | 10-4-2 | 28:12 | 16 | 24 - 8 |
| 2. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 16 | 9-4-3 | 39:20 | 19 | 22 - 10 |
| 3. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 16 | 8-6-2 | 34:15 | 19 | 22 - 10 |
| 4. | |  | HFC Chemie | 16 | 5-9-2 | 23:16 | 7 | 19 - 13 |
| 5. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 16 | 8-2-6 | 25:23 | 2 | 18 - 14 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 16 | 6-5-5 | 23:20 | 3 | 17 - 15 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 16 | 5-7-4 | 26:24 | 2 | 17 - 15 |
| 8. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 16 | 5-7-4 | 18:18 | 0 | 17 - 15 |
| 9. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 16 | 4-5-7 | 23:28 | -5 | 13 - 19 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 16 | 3-7-6 | 15:25 | -10 | 13 - 19 |
| 11. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 16 | 5-2-9 | 27:35 | -8 | 12 - 20 |
| 12. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 16 | 3-5-8 | 21:34 | -13 | 11 - 21 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 16 | 3-4-9 | 13:23 | -10 | 10 - 22 |
| 14. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 16 | 2-5-9 | 21:43 | -22 | 9 - 23 |