| Sa., 07.05.1988 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BFC Dynamo | 2:2 |
| Sa., 07.05.1988 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BSG Wismut Aue | 2:3 |
| Sa., 07.05.1988 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:1 |
| Sa., 07.05.1988 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 3:2 |
| Sa., 07.05.1988 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Hansa Rostock | 1:1 |
| Sa., 07.05.1988 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:0 |
| Sa., 07.05.1988 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - HFC Chemie | 3:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 23 | 13-6-4 | 54:28 | 26 | 32 - 14 |
| 2. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 23 | 12-8-3 | 37:20 | 17 | 32 - 14 |
| 3. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 11-8-4 | 43:19 | 24 | 30 - 16 |
| 4. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 23 | 11-5-7 | 38:31 | 7 | 27 - 19 |
| 5. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 23 | 8-9-6 | 37:34 | 3 | 25 - 21 |
| 6. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 23 | 8-9-6 | 27:25 | 2 | 25 - 21 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 23 | 9-6-8 | 32:28 | 4 | 24 - 22 |
| 8. | |  | HFC Chemie | 23 | 6-11-6 | 28:28 | 0 | 23 - 23 |
| 9. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 23 | 7-5-11 | 36:44 | -8 | 19 - 27 |
| 10. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 23 | 5-8-10 | 36:46 | -10 | 18 - 28 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 23 | 6-6-11 | 21:33 | -12 | 18 - 28 |
| 12. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 23 | 5-8-10 | 27:41 | -14 | 18 - 28 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 23 | 5-7-11 | 29:50 | -21 | 17 - 29 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 23 | 3-8-12 | 20:38 | -18 | 14 - 32 |