| Sa., 14.03.1987 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:1 |
| Sa., 14.03.1987 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:1 |
| Sa., 14.03.1987 | BSG Wismut Aue - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 2:1 |
| Sa., 14.03.1987 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 2:1 |
| Sa., 14.03.1987 | BSG Stahl Riesa - 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:1 |
| Sa., 14.03.1987 | SG Dynamo Dresden - BFC Dynamo | 3:2 |
| Sa., 14.03.1987 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BSG Energie Cottbus | 2:0 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 16 | 11-3-2 | 41:12 | 29 | 25 - 7 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 16 | 11-3-2 | 24:10 | 14 | 25 - 7 |
| 3. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 16 | 6-8-2 | 28:18 | 10 | 20 - 12 |
| 4. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 16 | 8-4-4 | 22:14 | 8 | 20 - 12 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 16 | 7-5-4 | 25:19 | 6 | 19 - 13 |
| 6. |  |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 16 | 6-5-5 | 20:16 | 4 | 17 - 15 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 16 | 4-9-3 | 18:17 | 1 | 17 - 15 |
| 8. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 16 | 6-4-6 | 22:22 | 0 | 16 - 16 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 16 | 5-4-7 | 12:19 | -7 | 14 - 18 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 16 | 3-7-6 | 12:19 | -7 | 13 - 19 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 16 | 3-5-8 | 15:30 | -15 | 11 - 21 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 16 | 4-2-10 | 12:27 | -15 | 10 - 22 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 16 | 3-3-10 | 14:29 | -15 | 9 - 23 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 16 | 2-4-10 | 13:26 | -13 | 8 - 24 |