| Mi., 01.04.1987 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:1 |
| Mi., 01.04.1987 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 2:0 |
| Mi., 01.04.1987 | BSG Wismut Aue - 1. FC Magdeburg | 3:1 |
| Mi., 01.04.1987 | 1. FC Union Berlin - BFC Dynamo | 1:2 |
| Mi., 01.04.1987 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BSG Energie Cottbus | 4:0 |
| Mi., 01.04.1987 | SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 3:1 |
| Mi., 01.04.1987 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 1:2 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 18 | 13-3-2 | 45:13 | 32 | 29 - 7 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 18 | 13-3-2 | 27:10 | 17 | 29 - 7 |
| 3. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 18 | 8-8-2 | 36:19 | 17 | 24 - 12 |
| 4. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 18 | 10-4-4 | 27:15 | 12 | 24 - 12 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 18 | 8-5-5 | 29:22 | 7 | 21 - 15 |
| 6. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 18 | 6-6-6 | 22:19 | 3 | 18 - 18 |
| 7. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 18 | 4-10-4 | 20:21 | -1 | 18 - 18 |
| 8. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 18 | 6-5-7 | 23:24 | -1 | 17 - 19 |
| 9. |  |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 18 | 4-8-6 | 16:22 | -6 | 16 - 20 |
| 10. |  |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 18 | 5-6-7 | 15:22 | -7 | 16 - 20 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 18 | 3-5-10 | 16:35 | -19 | 11 - 25 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 18 | 3-4-11 | 17:28 | -11 | 10 - 26 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 18 | 4-2-12 | 12:36 | -24 | 10 - 26 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 18 | 3-3-12 | 14:33 | -19 | 9 - 27 |