| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06.04.1988 20. Spieltag | |||||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin SG Dynamo Dresden | 1:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Hansa Rostock Hallescher FC Chemie | 5:2 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 2:0 | 0 | |||
| BSG Wismut Aue 1. FC Union Berlin | 1:0 | 8.000 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 2:2 | 0 | |||
| BSG Stahl Riesa FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:1 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 29-11 | 48:23 | 25 | 
| 2. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 29-11 | 31:14 | 17 | 
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27-13 | 40:18 | 22 | 
| 4. | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23-17 | 30:26 | 4 | 
| 5. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 22-18 | 33:29 | 4 | 
| 6. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21-19 | 30:26 | 4 | 
| 7. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20-20 | 25:24 | 1 | 
| 8. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20-20 | 23:24 | -1 | 
| 9. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16-24 | 33:40 | -7 | 
| 10. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15-25 | 24:33 | -9 | 
| 11. | BSG Wismut Aue | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15-25 | 16:26 | -10 | 
| 12. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15-25 | 27:47 | -20 | 
| 13. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 14-26 | 17:31 | -14 | 
| 14. | FC Hansa Rostock | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14-26 | 28:44 | -16 |