| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07.05.1988 23. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt BFC Dynamo Berlin |
2:2 | 0 | |||
| BSG Stahl Riesa BSG Wismut Aue |
2:3 | 5.300 | |||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1. FC Magdeburg |
2:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Stahl Brandenburg 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
3:2 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Union Berlin FC Hansa Rostock |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder SG Dynamo Dresden |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt Hallescher FC Chemie |
3:1 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 32-14 | 54:28 | 26 |
| 2. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 32-14 | 37:20 | 17 |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30-16 | 43:19 | 24 |
| 4. | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 27-19 | 38:31 | 7 |
| 5. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25-21 | 37:34 | 3 |
| 6. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25-21 | 27:25 | 2 |
| 7. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24-22 | 32:28 | 4 |
| 8. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 23-23 | 28:28 | 0 |
| 9. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 19-27 | 36:44 | -8 |
| 10. | FC Hansa Rostock | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18-28 | 36:46 | -10 |
| 11. | BSG Wismut Aue | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18-28 | 21:33 | -12 |
| 12. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18-28 | 27:41 | -14 |
| 13. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 17-29 | 29:50 | -21 |
| 14. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 14-32 | 20:38 | -18 |