| Sa., 26.03.1988 | BFC Dynamo - FC Hansa Rostock | 5:1 |
| Sa., 26.03.1988 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:1 |
| Sa., 26.03.1988 | 1. FC Magdeburg - HFC Chemie | 2:0 |
| Sa., 26.03.1988 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:3 |
| Sa., 26.03.1988 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 2:0 |
| Sa., 26.03.1988 | BSG Stahl Riesa - 1. FC Union Berlin | 1:2 |
| Sa., 26.03.1988 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 1:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 18 | 10-6-2 | 30:14 | 16 | 26 - 10 |
| 2. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 18 | 10-5-3 | 44:21 | 23 | 25 - 11 |
| 3. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 18 | 9-7-2 | 38:17 | 21 | 25 - 11 |
| 4. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 18 | 6-8-4 | 30:26 | 4 | 20 - 16 |
| 5. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 18 | 8-4-6 | 26:24 | 2 | 20 - 16 |
| 6. | |  | HFC Chemie | 18 | 5-9-4 | 23:19 | 4 | 19 - 17 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 18 | 7-5-6 | 26:23 | 3 | 19 - 17 |
| 8. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 18 | 5-8-5 | 20:21 | -1 | 18 - 18 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 18 | 6-3-9 | 30:36 | -6 | 15 - 21 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 18 | 4-6-8 | 24:31 | -7 | 14 - 22 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 18 | 3-8-7 | 17:28 | -11 | 14 - 22 |
| 12. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 18 | 4-5-9 | 25:45 | -20 | 13 - 23 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 18 | 4-4-10 | 15:26 | -11 | 12 - 24 |
| 14. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 18 | 3-6-9 | 23:40 | -17 | 12 - 24 |