| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.05.1988 25. Spieltag | |||||
| BSG Wismut Aue BFC Dynamo Berlin |
1:1 | 13.400 | |||
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt 1. FC Magdeburg |
3:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Stahl Riesa 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
0:2 | 0 | |||
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Hansa Rostock |
0:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Stahl Brandenburg SG Dynamo Dresden |
4:1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Union Berlin Hallescher FC Chemie |
3:2 | 0 | |||
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder FC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
5:0 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 35-15 | 58:30 | 28 |
| 2. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 35-15 | 39:20 | 19 |
| 3. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 31-19 | 44:23 | 21 |
| 4. | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 29-21 | 43:35 | 8 |
| 5. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 26-24 | 27:26 | 1 |
| 6. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 25-25 | 34:32 | 2 |
| 7. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25-25 | 38:42 | -4 |
| 8. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 25 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 24-26 | 31:32 | -1 |
| 9. | FC Hansa Rostock | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 22-28 | 40:47 | -7 |
| 10. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 21-29 | 39:46 | -7 |
| 11. | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 21-29 | 33:42 | -9 |
| 12. | BSG Wismut Aue | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 21-29 | 23:34 | -11 |
| 13. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20-30 | 32:52 | -20 |
| 14. | BSG Stahl Riesa | 25 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 15-35 | 21:41 | -20 |