| Mannschaften | Erg. | Zus. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.11.1988 12. Spieltag | |||||
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt |
1:0 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Union Berlin |
3:1 | 0 | |||
| SG Dynamo Dresden BSG Wismut Aue |
2:0 | 19.000 | |||
| BSG Stahl Brandenburg Hallescher FC Chemie |
3:1 | 0 | |||
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau FC Hansa Rostock |
3:0 | 0 | |||
| BFC Dynamo Berlin FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
1:1 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig BSG Energie Cottbus |
2:0 | 0 | |||
| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | Gew. | Un. | Ver. | Pkt. | Tore | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SG Dynamo Dresden | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 22-2 | 34:12 | 22 |
| 2. | BFC Dynamo Berlin | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15-9 | 26:14 | 12 |
| 3. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14-10 | 20:10 | 10 |
| 4. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14-10 | 19:12 | 7 |
| 5. | FC Hansa Rostock | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14-10 | 17:13 | 4 |
| 6. | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13-11 | 20:20 | 0 |
| 7. | BSG Wismut Aue | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13-11 | 16:17 | -1 |
| 8. | 1. FC Magdeburg | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11-13 | 13:15 | -2 |
| 9. | Hallescher FC Chemie | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11-13 | 16:20 | -4 |
| 10. | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10-14 | 16:20 | -4 |
| 11. | BSG Energie Cottbus | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9-15 | 15:24 | -9 |
| 12. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8-16 | 11:20 | -9 |
| 13. | 1. FC Union Berlin | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8-16 | 10:19 | -9 |
| 14. | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6-18 | 11:28 | -17 |