| Fr., 08.05.1987 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. - 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 0:0 |
| Sa., 09.05.1987 | BSG Stahl Riesa - BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 3:2 |
| Sa., 09.05.1987 | SG Dynamo Dresden - 1. FC Union Berlin | 5:0 |
| Sa., 09.05.1987 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt - BSG Wismut Aue | 1:1 |
| Sa., 09.05.1987 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:0 |
| Sa., 09.05.1987 | BSG Energie Cottbus - BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 0:0 |
| Sa., 09.05.1987 | BFC Dynamo - 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:1 |
| Sp. | S-U-N | Tore | Diff. | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |  | BFC Dynamo | 23 | 16-4-3 | 55:20 | 35 | 36 - 10 |
| 2. | |  | SG Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 12-9-2 | 48:21 | 27 | 33 - 13 |
| 3. | |  | 1. FC Lok Leipzig | 23 | 13-6-4 | 31:17 | 14 | 32 - 14 |
| 4. | |  | BSG Wismut Aue | 23 | 11-7-5 | 33:22 | 11 | 29 - 17 |
| 5. | |  | 1. FC Magdeburg | 23 | 9-6-8 | 35:30 | 5 | 24 - 22 |
| 6. | |  | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 23 | 6-12-5 | 25:26 | -1 | 24 - 22 |
| 7. | |  | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 23 | 8-7-8 | 29:30 | -1 | 23 - 23 |
| 8. | |  | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 23 | 7-8-8 | 25:30 | -5 | 22 - 24 |
| 9. | |  | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/O. | 23 | 6-9-8 | 23:27 | -4 | 21 - 25 |
| 10. | |  | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 23 | 6-8-9 | 27:28 | -1 | 20 - 26 |
| 11. | |  | 1. FC Union Berlin | 23 | 6-5-12 | 24:45 | -21 | 17 - 29 |
| 12. |  |  | BSG Stahl Riesa | 23 | 5-4-14 | 25:37 | -12 | 14 - 32 |
| 13. |  |  | BSG Energie Cottbus | 23 | 5-4-14 | 17:44 | -27 | 14 - 32 |
| 14. | |  | BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | 23 | 4-5-14 | 19:39 | -20 | 13 - 33 |