| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04.1988 21. Spieltag | |||||
| BSG Stahl Riesa BFC Dynamo Berlin | 1:3 | 0 | |||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2:0 | 0 | |||
| BSG Stahl Brandenburg BSG Wismut Aue | 5:2 | 10.000 | |||
| 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Magdeburg | 0:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 2:2 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Hansa Rostock | 1:1 | 0 | |||
| Hallescher FC Chemie SG Dynamo Dresden | 0:0 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 31-11 | 51:24 | 27 | 
| 2. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 30-12 | 33:16 | 17 | 
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 28-14 | 40:18 | 22 | 
| 4. | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 25-17 | 35:28 | 7 | 
| 5. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 23-19 | 34:30 | 4 | 
| 6. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22-20 | 30:26 | 4 | 
| 7. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22-20 | 25:24 | 1 | 
| 8. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 21-21 | 25:24 | 1 | 
| 9. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16-26 | 33:42 | -9 | 
| 10. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 16-26 | 26:35 | -9 | 
| 11. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16-26 | 27:47 | -20 | 
| 12. | BSG Wismut Aue | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15-27 | 18:31 | -13 | 
| 13. | FC Hansa Rostock | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15-27 | 29:45 | -16 | 
| 14. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 14-28 | 18:34 | -16 |