| Fr., 10.04.1987 | SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 3:1 |
| Sa., 11.04.1987 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg - BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 3:2 |
| Sa., 11.04.1987 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena - 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:1 |
| Sa., 11.04.1987 | 1. FC Lok Leipzig - BFC Dynamo | 1:3 |
| Sa., 11.04.1987 | BSG Wismut Aue - BSG Energie Cottbus | 3:0 |
| Sa., 11.04.1987 | 1. FC Union Berlin - FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 4:2 |
| Sa., 11.04.1987 | BSG Stahl Riesa - FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 2:3 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 20 | 14-4-2 | 50:16 | 34 | 32 - 8 |
| 2. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 20 | 13-4-3 | 29:14 | 15 | 30 - 10 |
| 3. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 10-8-2 | 41:20 | 21 | 28 - 12 |
| 4. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 20 | 11-5-4 | 32:17 | 15 | 27 - 13 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 20 | 8-6-6 | 31:25 | 6 | 22 - 18 |
| 6. |  |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 20 | 7-6-7 | 26:26 | 0 | 20 - 20 |
| 7. |  |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 20 | 5-10-5 | 24:26 | -2 | 20 - 20 |
| 8. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 20 | 6-7-7 | 24:23 | 1 | 19 - 21 |
| 9. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 20 | 6-7-7 | 19:25 | -6 | 19 - 21 |
| 10. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 20 | 5-8-7 | 19:26 | -7 | 18 - 22 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 20 | 4-5-11 | 21:39 | -18 | 13 - 27 |
| 12. | |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 20 | 5-2-13 | 14:40 | -26 | 12 - 28 |
| 13. | |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 20 | 3-4-13 | 20:33 | -13 | 10 - 30 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 20 | 3-4-13 | 17:37 | -20 | 10 - 30 |