| Fr., 13.05.1988 | BFC Dynamo - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 3:1 |
| Fr., 13.05.1988 | SG Dynamo Dresden - 1. FC Union Berlin | 0:0 |
| Sa., 14.05.1988 | HFC Chemie - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:1 |
| Sa., 14.05.1988 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 3:1 |
| Sa., 14.05.1988 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:0 |
| Sa., 14.05.1988 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Stahl Riesa | 1:1 |
| Sa., 14.05.1988 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 24 | 14-6-4 | 57:29 | 28 | 34 - 14 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 24 | 12-9-3 | 37:20 | 17 | 33 - 15 |
| 3. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 11-9-4 | 43:19 | 24 | 31 - 17 |
| 4. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 24 | 11-5-8 | 39:34 | 5 | 27 - 21 |
| 5. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 24 | 8-10-6 | 27:25 | 2 | 26 - 22 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 24 | 9-7-8 | 33:29 | 4 | 25 - 23 |
| 7. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 24 | 8-9-7 | 38:37 | 1 | 25 - 23 |
| 8. | |  | HFC Chemie | 24 | 6-12-6 | 29:29 | 0 | 24 - 24 |
| 9. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 24 | 6-8-10 | 39:47 | -8 | 20 - 28 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 24 | 7-6-11 | 22:33 | -11 | 20 - 28 |
| 11. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 24 | 7-5-12 | 36:45 | -9 | 19 - 29 |
| 12. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 24 | 5-9-10 | 28:42 | -14 | 19 - 29 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 24 | 5-8-11 | 29:50 | -21 | 18 - 30 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 24 | 3-9-12 | 21:39 | -18 | 15 - 33 |