| Fr., 22.04.1988 | FC Hansa Rostock - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 6:0 |
| Fr., 22.04.1988 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 1:0 |
| Sa., 23.04.1988 | BFC Dynamo - HFC Chemie | 1:2 |
| Sa., 23.04.1988 | SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 3:0 |
| Sa., 23.04.1988 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - 1. FC Union Berlin | 2:1 |
| Sa., 23.04.1988 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:0 |
| Sa., 23.04.1988 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BSG Stahl Riesa | 1:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 22 | 12-8-2 | 35:17 | 18 | 32 - 12 |
| 2. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 22 | 13-5-4 | 52:26 | 26 | 31 - 13 |
| 3. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 22 | 11-8-3 | 43:18 | 25 | 30 - 14 |
| 4. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 22 | 10-5-7 | 35:29 | 6 | 25 - 19 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 22 | 9-6-7 | 31:26 | 5 | 24 - 20 |
| 6. | |  | HFC Chemie | 22 | 6-11-5 | 27:25 | 2 | 23 - 21 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 22 | 7-9-6 | 34:33 | 1 | 23 - 21 |
| 8. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 22 | 7-9-6 | 25:24 | 1 | 23 - 21 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 22 | 7-4-11 | 34:42 | -8 | 18 - 26 |
| 10. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 22 | 5-7-10 | 35:45 | -10 | 17 - 27 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 22 | 5-6-11 | 18:31 | -13 | 16 - 28 |
| 12. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 22 | 4-8-10 | 26:41 | -15 | 16 - 28 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 22 | 5-6-11 | 28:49 | -21 | 16 - 28 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 22 | 3-8-11 | 18:35 | -17 | 14 - 30 |