| Fr., 01.04.1988 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2:1 |
| Sa., 02.04.1988 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - BSG Stahl Riesa | 2:0 |
| Sa., 02.04.1988 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - BSG Wismut Aue | 0:0 |
| Sa., 02.04.1988 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - 1. FC Magdeburg | 3:2 |
| Sa., 02.04.1988 | HFC Chemie - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:0 |
| Sa., 02.04.1988 | SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Hansa Rostock | 2:0 |
| Di., 19.04.1988 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BFC Dynamo | 2:3 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 19 | 11-5-3 | 47:23 | 24 | 27 - 11 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 10-7-2 | 40:17 | 23 | 27 - 11 |
| 3. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 19 | 10-7-2 | 30:14 | 16 | 27 - 11 |
| 4. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 19 | 7-8-4 | 33:28 | 5 | 22 - 16 |
| 5. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 19 | 9-4-6 | 28:24 | 4 | 22 - 16 |
| 6. | |  | HFC Chemie | 19 | 5-10-4 | 23:19 | 4 | 20 - 18 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 19 | 7-5-7 | 28:26 | 2 | 19 - 19 |
| 8. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 19 | 5-8-6 | 22:24 | -2 | 18 - 20 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 19 | 6-3-10 | 31:38 | -7 | 15 - 23 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 19 | 4-7-8 | 24:31 | -7 | 15 - 23 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 19 | 5-5-9 | 27:46 | -19 | 15 - 23 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 19 | 3-8-8 | 17:30 | -13 | 14 - 24 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 19 | 4-5-10 | 15:26 | -11 | 13 - 25 |
| 14. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 19 | 3-6-10 | 23:42 | -19 | 12 - 26 |