| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.03.1988 16. Spieltag | |||||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 0:2 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg FC Hansa Rostock | 2:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Aue SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:3 | 7.000 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt Hallescher FC Chemie | 2:3 | 0 | |||
| BSG Stahl Riesa FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:2 | 0 | |||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 2:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Stahl Brandenburg 1. FC Union Berlin | 3:2 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 24-8 | 28:12 | 16 | 
| 2. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22-10 | 39:20 | 19 | 
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22-10 | 34:15 | 19 | 
| 4. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 19-13 | 23:16 | 7 | 
| 5. | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 18-14 | 25:23 | 2 | 
| 6. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17-15 | 23:20 | 3 | 
| 7. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17-15 | 26:24 | 2 | 
| 8. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17-15 | 18:18 | 0 | 
| 9. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13-19 | 23:28 | -5 | 
| 10. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13-19 | 15:25 | -10 | 
| 11. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12-20 | 27:35 | -8 | 
| 12. | FC Hansa Rostock | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11-21 | 21:34 | -13 | 
| 13. | BSG Wismut Aue | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10-22 | 13:23 | -10 | 
| 14. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9-23 | 21:43 | -22 |