| Fr., 25.09.1987 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BFC Dynamo | 3:1 |
| Fr., 25.09.1987 | HFC Chemie - FC Hansa Rostock | 2:2 |
| Sa., 26.09.1987 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 2:2 |
| Sa., 26.09.1987 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - 1. FC Magdeburg | 3:0 |
| Sa., 26.09.1987 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Wismut Aue | 3:2 |
| Sa., 26.09.1987 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2:0 |
| Sa., 26.09.1987 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - BSG Stahl Riesa | 1:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 7 | 5-1-1 | 21:6 | 15 | 11 - 3 |
| 2. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 7 | 3-3-1 | 13:7 | 6 | 9 - 5 |
| 3. |  |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 7 | 3-3-1 | 10:5 | 5 | 9 - 5 |
| 4. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 7 | 3-2-2 | 14:11 | 3 | 8 - 6 |
| 5. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 7 | 3-2-2 | 7:8 | -1 | 8 - 6 |
| 6. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 2-3-2 | 9:7 | 2 | 7 - 7 |
| 7. | |  | HFC Chemie | 7 | 1-5-1 | 6:6 | 0 | 7 - 7 |
| 8. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 7 | 3-0-4 | 14:13 | 1 | 6 - 8 |
| 9. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 7 | 2-2-3 | 9:11 | -2 | 6 - 8 |
| 10. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 7 | 2-2-3 | 8:10 | -2 | 6 - 8 |
| 11. | |  | FC Hansa Rostock | 7 | 2-2-3 | 8:15 | -7 | 6 - 8 |
| 12. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 7 | 2-2-3 | 8:17 | -9 | 6 - 8 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 7 | 0-5-2 | 4:10 | -6 | 5 - 9 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 7 | 1-2-4 | 7:12 | -5 | 4 - 10 |