| Sa., 21.05.1988 | BSG Wismut Aue - BFC Dynamo | 1:1 |
| Sa., 21.05.1988 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1. FC Magdeburg | 3:1 |
| Sa., 21.05.1988 | BSG Stahl Riesa - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:2 |
| Sa., 21.05.1988 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Hansa Rostock | 0:1 |
| Sa., 21.05.1988 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - SG Dynamo Dresden | 4:1 |
| Sa., 21.05.1988 | 1. FC Union Berlin - HFC Chemie | 3:2 |
| Sa., 21.05.1988 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 5:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 25 | 14-7-4 | 58:30 | 28 | 35 - 15 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 25 | 13-9-3 | 39:20 | 19 | 35 - 15 |
| 3. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 11-9-5 | 44:23 | 21 | 31 - 19 |
| 4. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 25 | 12-5-8 | 43:35 | 8 | 29 - 21 |
| 5. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 25 | 8-10-7 | 27:26 | 1 | 26 - 24 |
| 6. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 25 | 9-7-9 | 34:32 | 2 | 25 - 25 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 25 | 8-9-8 | 38:42 | -4 | 25 - 25 |
| 8. | |  | HFC Chemie | 25 | 6-12-7 | 31:32 | -1 | 24 - 26 |
| 9. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 25 | 7-8-10 | 40:47 | -7 | 22 - 28 |
| 10. |  |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 25 | 8-5-12 | 39:46 | -7 | 21 - 29 |
| 11. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 25 | 6-9-10 | 33:42 | -9 | 21 - 29 |
| 12. |  |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 25 | 7-7-11 | 23:34 | -11 | 21 - 29 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 25 | 6-8-11 | 32:52 | -20 | 20 - 30 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 25 | 3-9-13 | 21:41 | -20 | 15 - 35 |