| Sa., 28.05.1988 | BFC Dynamo - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:0 |
| Sa., 28.05.1988 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - 1. FC Union Berlin | 2:3 |
| Sa., 28.05.1988 | HFC Chemie - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 2:1 |
| Sa., 28.05.1988 | SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3:1 |
| Sa., 28.05.1988 | FC Hansa Rostock - BSG Stahl Riesa | 2:2 |
| Sa., 28.05.1988 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 3:1 |
| Sa., 28.05.1988 | 1. FC Magdeburg - BSG Wismut Aue | 0:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 26 | 15-7-4 | 59:30 | 29 | 37 - 15 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 26 | 14-9-3 | 42:21 | 21 | 37 - 15 |
| 3. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 12-9-5 | 47:24 | 23 | 33 - 19 |
| 4. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 26 | 12-5-9 | 44:37 | 7 | 29 - 23 |
| 5. |  |  | HFC Chemie | 26 | 7-12-7 | 33:33 | 0 | 26 - 26 |
| 6. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 8-10-8 | 28:29 | -1 | 26 - 26 |
| 7. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 9-7-10 | 34:33 | 1 | 25 - 27 |
| 8. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 8-9-9 | 40:45 | -5 | 25 - 27 |
| 9. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 26 | 7-9-10 | 42:49 | -7 | 23 - 29 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 8-7-11 | 24:34 | -10 | 23 - 29 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 7-8-11 | 35:54 | -19 | 22 - 30 |
| 12. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 8-5-13 | 40:49 | -9 | 21 - 31 |
| 13. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 26 | 6-9-11 | 33:43 | -10 | 21 - 31 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 26 | 3-10-13 | 23:43 | -20 | 16 - 36 |