| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.03.1988 17. Spieltag | |||||
| BSG Stahl Brandenburg BFC Dynamo Berlin |
0:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Union Berlin FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder BSG Stahl Riesa |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| 18.03.1988 17. Spieltag | |||||
| Hallescher FC Chemie BSG Wismut Aue |
0:1 | 13.500 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden 1. FC Magdeburg |
3:1 | 0 | |||
| 19.03.1988 17. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Hansa Rostock 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 25-9 | 29:13 | 16 |
| 2. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24-10 | 37:16 | 21 |
| 3. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 23-11 | 39:20 | 19 |
| 4. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19-15 | 23:17 | 6 |
| 5. | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19-15 | 25:23 | 2 |
| 6. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18-16 | 27:25 | 2 |
| 7. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17-17 | 24:23 | 1 |
| 8. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17-17 | 19:20 | -1 |
| 9. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14-20 | 24:29 | -5 |
| 10. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14-20 | 16:26 | -10 |
| 11. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13-21 | 28:36 | -8 |
| 12. | BSG Wismut Aue | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12-22 | 14:23 | -9 |
| 13. | FC Hansa Rostock | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12-22 | 22:35 | -13 |
| 14. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11-23 | 23:44 | -21 |