| Fr., 06.03.1987 | 1. FC Magdeburg - SG Dynamo Dresden | 2:2 |
| Sa., 07.03.1987 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:0 |
| Sa., 07.03.1987 | BSG Energie Cottbus - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 0:2 |
| Sa., 07.03.1987 | BFC Dynamo - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2:0 |
| Sa., 07.03.1987 | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda - BSG Stahl Riesa | 3:2 |
| Sa., 07.03.1987 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - 1. FC Union Berlin | 3:1 |
| Sa., 07.03.1987 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 15 | 11-3-1 | 39:9 | 30 | 25 - 5 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 15 | 10-3-2 | 23:10 | 13 | 23 - 7 |
| 3. |  |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 15 | 5-8-2 | 25:16 | 9 | 18 - 12 |
| 4. |  |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 15 | 7-4-4 | 20:13 | 7 | 18 - 12 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 15 | 7-4-4 | 24:18 | 6 | 18 - 12 |
| 6. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 15 | 6-4-5 | 21:20 | 1 | 16 - 14 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 15 | 4-8-3 | 17:16 | 1 | 16 - 14 |
| 8. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 15 | 5-5-5 | 18:16 | 2 | 15 - 15 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 15 | 5-4-6 | 12:18 | -6 | 14 - 16 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 15 | 3-6-6 | 11:18 | -7 | 12 - 18 |
| 11. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 15 | 4-2-9 | 12:25 | -13 | 10 - 20 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 15 | 3-3-9 | 13:27 | -14 | 9 - 21 |
| 13. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 15 | 2-5-8 | 13:29 | -16 | 9 - 21 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 15 | 2-3-10 | 12:25 | -13 | 7 - 23 |